Double-Solvent Method to Pd Nanoclusters Encapsulated inside the Cavity of NH₂–Uio-66(Zr) for Efficient Visible-Light-Promoted Suzuki Coupling Reaction

Active Pd nanoclusters smaller than 1.2 nm encapsulated inside the cage of NH₂–Uio-66­(Zr) (Pd@NH₂–Uio-66­(Zr)) were prepared via a double-solvent approach combined with a photoreduction process. The resultant Pd@NH₂–Uio-66­(Zr) showed excellent performance for Suzuki coupling reaction under visible-light irradiations as a result of the efficient electron transfer from the light-excited NH₂–Uio-66­(Zr) to the confined Pd nanoclusters and the presence of large amounts of catalytic active Pd species. The successful coupling of MOF-based photocatalysis with metal-based catalysis over metal@MOFs is expected to bring about vast opportunities for developing active catalysts for a variety of light-induced organic transformations attributed to the diversified MOF structures and their tunable characteristics

establishment of cell-mof hybrid system

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Correction: Introduction of a mediator for enhancing photocatalytic performance via post-synthetic metal exchange in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)

Correction for ‘Introduction of a mediator for enhancing photocatalytic performance via post-synthetic metal exchange in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)’ by Dengrong Sun et al., Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 2056–2059.</p

Ultrafine Mo₂C nanoparticles embedded in an MOF derived N and P co-doped carbon matrix for an efficient electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction in zinc–air batteries

Ultrafine Mo2C (1.5–2.0 nm) highly dispersed in a porous N/P co-doped carbon matrix derived from molybdenum-based polyoxometalates (PMo12) encapsulated in ZIF-8 shows excellent performance in an ORR and zinc–air batteries.</jats:p