Authors
Zhi-Kang Cai, Dong-Lin Wang, Qi-Fan Wang, Zhi Fang, Ling-Hao Duan, Ya-Fei Jiang, Fang-Yu Ren, Bin Zhao
Published in
Inorganic chemistry. Volume 65. Issue 36. Pages 21373-21381. Sep 14, 2026.
Abstract
Converting CO2 into value-added carbonates is an important strategy for using an abundant C1 feedstock. However, developing noble-metal-free heterogeneous catalysts capable of simultaneously driving multiple CO2 fixation pathways under mild conditions remains a significant challenge. Here we report a heterometallic metal-organic framework, [Tb2(DMF)2(Cu4I4)(NIC)6] (Tb-Cu4I4), that combines hard Lewis acidic Tb-O nodes with soft Lewis acidic [Cu4I4] clusters. The crystalline framework is thermally stable to 350 °C and retains its structure after immersion in common organic solvents. Enabled by this dual-active-site architecture, the catalyst promotes the cycloaddition of epoxides with CO2 at 60 °C and the carboxylative cyclization of propargylic alcohols with CO2 at room temperature and under atmospheric pressure. Both reactions show good substrate tolerance and sustained activity over seven cycles. Time-dependent 1H NMR and FTIR monitoring confirm the formation of both carbonate products, while control experiments show that the intact Tb-Cu4I4 and the corresponding cocatalysts are required for efficient conversion. These results establish 3d-4f heterometallic MOFs as tunable platforms for integrating complementary CO2-fixation pathways.
PMID:
42734392
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