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Zuxian Cai1, Ju Wang2, Zhaoxu Wang1
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Function Molecule, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Molecular Design and Green Chemistry of Hunan Provincial Universities, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Functional Application of Fine Polymers, Xiangtan 411201, China.
Abstract:
Precise modulation of the electronic structure of the catalyst is critical for generating highly active sites in targeted catalytic transformations. We report a strategy to regulate the electronic properties of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by constructing functional-group-modified MOF-on-MOF heterojunctions for selective nitroarene hydrogenation. As a representative heterostructure, the ZIF-67-on-NH2-UiO-66 heterostructure is fabricated by epitaxially growing Co-based ZIF-67 on NH2-UiO-66. Combining experimental studies and first-principles calculations demonstrates that the electron-donating substituent (-NH2) group elevates the d-band center of the heterojunction, facilitating electron transfer compared to the unfunctionalized ZIF-67-on-UiO-66 analog. Consequently, ZIF-67-on-NH2-UiO-66 exhibits exceptional reactivity and chemoselectivity for hydrogenating diverse functionalized nitroarenes under mild conditions, surpassing most reported catalysts under comparable settings. This work establishes ZIF-on-MOF functionalization as an effective strategy to engineer electronic structures at catalytic interfaces for advanced selective hydrogenations.
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