Dual role of Cu2O nanocubes as templates and networking catalysts for hollow and microporous Fe-porphyrin networks

Daye Kang; Ju Hong Ko; Jaewon Choi; Kyoungil Cho; Sang Moon Lee; Hae Jin Kim; Yoon-Joo Ko; Kang Hyun Park; Seung Uk Son

doi:10.1039/c6cc10005h

Dual role of Cu₂O nanocubes as templates and networking catalysts for hollow and microporous Fe-porphyrin networks

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Feb 23;53(17):2598-2601. doi: 10.1039/c6cc10005h.

Authors

Daye Kang¹, Ju Hong Ko¹, Jaewon Choi¹, Kyoungil Cho¹, Sang Moon Lee², Hae Jin Kim², Yoon-Joo Ko³, Kang Hyun Park⁴, Seung Uk Son¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea. sson@skku.edu.
² Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 350-333, Korea.
³ Laboratory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, National Center for Inter-University Research Facilities (NCIRF), Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea.

PMID: 28191560
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc10005h

Abstract

Cu₂O nanocubes were used for the synthesis of hollow and microporous Fe porphyrin networks (H-MFePN). In this synthesis, Cu₂O nanocubes performed not only as networking catalysts but also as shape controlling templates. MFePN were formed on the surface of the Cu₂O nanocubes through azide-alkyne cycloaddition of tetrakis(4-ethynylphenyl) Fe-porphyrin with 1,4-diazidobenzene. H-MFePN showed excellent catalytic activities in carbene insertion into N-H bonds, maintaining their activities during five recycle tests.