title: Inserting CO2 into Aryl C-H Bonds of Metal-Organic Frameworks: CO2 Utilization for Direct Heterogeneous C-H Activation.
abstract: Described for the first time is that carbon dioxide (CO2 ) can be successfully inserted into aryl C-H bonds of the backbone of a metal-organic framework (MOF) to generate free carboxylate groups, which serve as Brønsted acid sites for efficiently catalyzing the methanolysis of epoxides. The work delineates the very first example of utilizing CO2 for heterogeneous C-H activation and carboxylation reactions on MOFs, and opens a new avenue for CO2 chemical transformations under mild reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA.
authors.forename: Wen-Yang
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA.
authors.forename: Haifan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
authors.forename: Kunyue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leng
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
authors.forename: Yinyong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA. sqma@usf.edu.
authors.forename: Shengqian
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1897-7069
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
keywords: C−H activation; X-ray diffraction; carbon dioxide fixation; heterogeneous catalysis; metal-organic frameworks