MOF and Visible Light in Synergy: Decarboxylations Catalyzed by Metal–Organic Frameworks
We report the first MOF-catalyzed decarboxylation reaction driven by visible light. The Fe-O clusters in the catalyst facilitate the capture of longer-wavelength light and the extrusion of CO<sub>2</sub> as a benign gaseous byproduct. This method enables decarboxylative oxidations and hydroxylations requiring only an Fe-based MOF as the photocatalyst, with no need for additional oxidants, ligands, or high temperatures. Furthermore, the system's versatility is demonstrated through its ability to concurrently extrude CO<sub>2</sub> and CO from phenylpyruvic acid, producing benzaldehyde via a consecutive loss of two carbons.
Authors
- Alireza Karimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4232-3695)
- Mona Bahmani
- Mehdi Sheykhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1438-7643)
- Masoumeh Abbasnia
- Maryam Rezanoor
Institutions
- Tarbiat Modares University (IR)
- Aerospace Research Institute (IR)
- Institute of Organic Chemistry (PL)
- Division of Chemistry (US)
- Institute of Organic Chemistry (HU)
- Office of Basic Energy Sciences (US)
- University of Guilan (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Organic Letters
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c03793
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54