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Published on: June 23, 2023
Carbazole-functionalized MOFs for efficient selective photocatalytic oxidation of thioethers to sulfoxides
Dan Zhang1, Mengrui Zhang1, Xu Jing1
1State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, P. R. China. xjing@dlut.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Photocatalytic aerobic oxidation provides a sustainable route for selective organic transformations. Here, two bicarbazole-based MOFs, Co-H4L and Mn-H4L, were synthesized using [9,9'-bicarbazole]-3,3',6,6'-tetracarboxylic (H4L) acid as the ligand. Co-H4L exhibits efficient visible-light-driven oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides under mild conditions via singlet oxygen generation, demonstrating its potential as a robust and sustainable photocatalyst.
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