Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Converting
CO
2
into
hydrocarbons
could
mitigate
the
greenhouse
effect
and
address
energy
crises.
Metal
nanocluster
materials
are
well-suited
for
photocatalytic
reduction.
Inorganic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 19, 2025
Metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
show
promise
in
photocatalytic
hydrogen
evolution
due
to
their
intrinsic
porosity
and
structural
tunability,
but
performance
is
often
limited
by
poor
reactant
diffusion
slow
charge
transfer.
In
this
paper,
we
obtained
the
UiO-68-NH2
(Zr-N)
MOF
with
flake,
octahedron,
block,
flower
morphologies
different
sizes
adjusting
concentrations
of
acetic
acid
water
modulators.
It
disclosed
that
introduced
can
compete
organic
ligands
for
coordination
zirconium
nodes,
whereas
affect
hydrolysis
rate
precursors,
thereby
regulating
nucleation
crystal
growth
Zr-N
crystals.
Therefore,
synergistic
effect
led
successful
synthesis
ions
sizes.
Notably,
flower-like
a
size
about
100
nm
maximum
specific
surface
area
exposure
abundant
active
sites,
which
facilitates
reactants
as
well
enhances
separation
transfer
photogenerated
carriers,
endowing
it
excellent
(989
μmol
g-1
h-1)
being
75
times
higher
than
bulk
counterpart
(13
h-1).
This
work
validates
critical
role
morphology
engineering
advancing
MOF-based
photocatalysts
sustainable
energy
applications.
Inorganic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 19, 2025
The
ring-opening
of
epoxides
plays
a
crucial
role
in
synthesizing
antitumoral
pharmaceuticals
and
fine
chemicals,
the
key
lies
rational
design
highly
efficient
catalysts.
Herein,
by
using
4-(2-carboxyethenyl)benzoic
acid
1,10-phenanthroline
(phen)
hydrate
as
mixed
ligands,
new
Co(II)-based
porous
metal-organic
framework
(Co-CBA)
has
been
synthesized
via
solvothermal
reaction.
Structural
analysis
revealed
that
Co-CBA
features
unique
trinuclear
clusters
building
blocks,
which
link
with
ligands
to
form
sequentially
two-dimensional
network.
appropriate
pore
channels
high
density
metal
active
facilitate
its
exceptional
catalytic
performance
heterogeneous
catalyst
reaction
epoxy
chloropropane
methanol.
Under
optimal
conditions,
this
achieves
>99%
conversion
selectivity
for
target
product
1-chloro-3-methoxypropan-2-ol
within
28
h.
In
addition,
also
displays
excellent
substrate
compatibility,
outstanding
reusability,
robust
structural
stability
after
catalysis.
A
plausible
pathway
proposed.