Citation: Li-Ling He, Sheng-Nan Sun, Jing-Wen Shi, Jiang Liu, Ning Li. Ferrocene-functionalized iron-oxo clusters for efficient oxidative coupling reaction under near-infrared light[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(7): 111111. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111111 shu

Ferrocene-functionalized iron-oxo clusters for efficient oxidative coupling reaction under near-infrared light

Li-Ling He ^a ,
Sheng-Nan Sun ^{b, *,} ,
Jing-Wen Shi ^a ,
Jiang Liu ^a ,
Ning Li ^{a, *,}

a.
School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
b.
Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Environmental Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian 223300, China

15605180990@163.com

ningl0314@163.com

Received Date: 24 January 2025
Revised Date: 7 March 2025
Accepted Date: 18 March 2025
Available Online: 18 March 2025

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Near-infrared (NIR) light offers significant advantages in photocatalytic reactions due to its excellent penetration ability and low phototoxicity. However, the development and utilization of NIR light for efficient photocatalysis continue to encounter several challenges. In this work, we designed and synthesized two stable iron-oxo clusters functionalized with 1, 1-ferrocene dicarboxylic acid (Fcdc), Fe₁₁-Fcdc and BiFe₁₀-Fcdc, both of which can effectively utilize full-spectrum light to realize efficient oxidative coupling reaction of benzylamine (BA) with a product of selectivity over 90% and a conversion up to 97%. Particularly, under the NIR light, Fe₁₁-Fcdc shows significantly better photocatalytic performance (a conversion of 82.3%) than BiFe₁₀-Fcdc (41.0%), which may be responsible for the stronger metal-ligand charge transfer effect in Fe₁₁-Fcdc. This work reports for the first time the study of ferrocene-modified crystalline clusters achieving effective utilization of NIR light.
- Iron-oxo clusters,
- Ferrocene,
- Near-infrared light,
- Oxidative coupling reaction,
- Multiphase photocatalysis
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