One-pot synthesis of Ag-Cu-Cu2O/C nanocomposites derived from a metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for borylation of aryl halide

Dicky Annas; Shamim Ahmed Hira; Sehwan Song; Jong-Seong Bae; Sungkyun Park; Kang Hyun Park

doi:10.1039/d1ra05586k

One-pot synthesis of Ag-Cu-Cu₂O/C nanocomposites derived from a metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for borylation of aryl halide

RSC Adv. 2021 Oct 6;11(52):32965-32972. doi: 10.1039/d1ra05586k. eCollection 2021 Oct 4.

Authors

Dicky Annas¹, Shamim Ahmed Hira¹, Sehwan Song², Jong-Seong Bae³, Sungkyun Park², Kang Hyun Park^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University Busan 46241 South Korea chemistry@pusan.ac.kr.
² Department of Physics, Pusan National University Busan 46241 South Korea.
³ Busan Center, Korea Basic Science Institute Busan 46742 South Korea.
⁴ SoulDot Co., Ltd, Pusan National University Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu Busan 46241 Korea.

Abstract

Mixed metal-metal oxide/C (Ag-Cu-Cu₂O/C) nanocomposites were synthesized by the heat treatment of a metal-organic framework under a N₂ flow using the one-pot synthesis method. The as-prepared nanocomposites were characterized using a range of techniques, such as TEM, elemental mapping, XRD, N₂ sorption, UV-Vis DRS, and XPS. The nanoparticles were successfully formed with high dispersion in porous carbon materials and high crystallinity based on the analysis results. The Ag-Cu-Cu₂O/C nanocomposites (35 nm) showed high photocatalytic activity and good recyclability toward the borylation of aryl halides under a xenon arc lamp. This result can enhance the interest in photocatalysis for various applications, particularly in organic reactions, using a simple and efficient synthesis method.