Stable bio-inspired Mn4O4 cubic molecular photo catalyst for effective visible light-driven C–H direct trifluoromethylation

IF 6.5 1区化学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

Journal of Catalysis Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI:10.1016/j.jcat.2025.116106

Shujing Li, Ke Li, Wenjie Shi, Keren He, Han Xie

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Abstract

Inspired by the natural oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II with a cubic Mn₄CaO₅ cluster, there is relatively little research on photo catalysts that closely resemble the cubic Mn₄CaO₅ cluster. Therefore, the development of mixed-valence Mn₄CaO₅ simulacrums has sparked great interest. Herein, we successfully obtained a Mn₄O₄ cubic cluster with [Mn₄(mbm)₄(CH₃CH₂OH)₄Br₄]·[Mn₄(mbm)₄(CH₃CH₂OH)₃(H₂O)Br₄] (Mn₄Br) by using MnBr₂ and 1-Me-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)methanolate (Hmbm) with its structure determined by single crystal crystallography. The Mn₄O₄ cubic cores consists of an octahedral Mn(II) center chelated by the alkoxide oxygen and imidazole nitrogen atoms from monoanionic mbm⁻ and coordinated by alcohol/H₂O and bromide ion. Mn₄Br was found to exhibit activity for trifluoromethylation reaction under visible light. The oxidization of Mn₄Br under I₂ solution led to the formation of mix-valent Mn₄Br-I₂ with smallest sizes, which exhibited improved much higher activity for the C–H activated trifluoromethylation reaction due to the much higher redox performance as well as a lower charge-transfer resistance. This study provides a new and efficient strategy for the synthesis of Mn₄CaO₄ simulacrum structures with mixed valent states and develops its application in photocatalytic organic synthesis.

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Journal of Catalysis 工程技术-工程：化工

CiteScore

12.30

自引率

5.50%

发文量

447

审稿时长

31 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Catalysis publishes scholarly articles on both heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, covering a wide range of chemical transformations. These include various types of catalysis, such as those mediated by photons, plasmons, and electrons. The focus of the studies is to understand the relationship between catalytic function and the underlying chemical properties of surfaces and metal complexes. The articles in the journal offer innovative concepts and explore the synthesis and kinetics of inorganic solids and homogeneous complexes. Furthermore, they discuss spectroscopic techniques for characterizing catalysts, investigate the interaction of probes and reacting species with catalysts, and employ theoretical methods. The research presented in the journal should have direct relevance to the field of catalytic processes, addressing either fundamental aspects or applications of catalysis.