Accurate assembly of ferrocene-functionalized {Ti22Fc4} clusters with photocatalytic amine oxidation activity
Er-Meng Han, Wei‐Dong Yu, Lei‐Jiao Li, Xiao‐Yi Yi, Jun Yan, Chao Liu
Abstract
We report here the synthesis of a ferrocene-functionalized {Ti22Fc4} cluster with a 'dimer-of-clusters' topology, which represents the largest Ti-oxo cluster (TOC) modified with organometallic groups ever reported. The exact assembly path of {Ti22Fc4} can be inferred from its two substructures, {Ti11Fc2} and {Ti5Fc}, which can also be synthesized independently through subtle changes in reaction conditions. Furthermore, we used these clusters as photocatalysts, and have studied, for the first time, the photocatalytic activity of TOCs in the oxidative coupling of amines.
Topics & Concepts
FerrocenePhotocatalysisCluster (spacecraft)Coalescence (physics)Amine gas treatingChemistryPhotochemistryMetalloceneMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisPhysical chemistryElectrochemistryPhysicsComputer sciencePolymerPolymerizationAstrobiologyProgramming languageElectrodeMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry and Materials