Engineering an iridium-containing metal-organic molecular capsule for induced-fit geometrical conversion and dual catalysis.
By introducing photoactive fac-tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium moieties as a ligand backbone to constrain the coordination geometry of cobalt ions, a multifunctional Ir2Co3-type capsule was achieved and showed induced-fit capsule-capsule conversion by cooperative binding one carbonate anion with the equatorial Co(ii) centers. The capsule combined photocatalysis and transition metal activation synergistically and exhibited efficient catalytic ability on visible light-activated α-trichloromethylation.
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116012, China. hecheng@dlut.edu.cn.
Xuezhao
X
Li
Jinguo
J
Wu
Liyong
L
Chen
Xiaoming
X
Zhong
Cheng
C
He
Rong
R
Zhang
Chunying
C
Duan