Back Cover: A Photosensitizing Metal–Organic Framework as a Tandem Reaction Catalyst for Primary Alcohols from Terminal Alkenes and Alkynes (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 35/2023)

Abstract

A photosensitizing covalent metal–organic framework (CMOF) was prepared as a tandem reaction catalyst by Guo‐Hong Ning, Dan Li, and co‐workers in their Research Article (e202306497). By combining Cu‐CTUs as metal‐catalytic sites and Bodipy linkers as photosensitizers, this CMOF can catalyze terminal alkenes and alkynes to produce primary alcohols via one‐pot tandem reactions with excellent regioselectivity, good overall yields for two‐step reactions, broad substrate compatibility and good reusability under mild conditions.

Metal-ion-determined geometrical configurations of metallo-cages with different emission properties

“…17,18 Inspired by the functional complexity of biomolecular systems, different metal ions have been introduced into the metallo-cages with aim to prepare highly advanced structures as well as fulfil specific applications. [19][20][21][22] It is commonly known that the structure of metallo-cages is controlled mainly by the ligands, 23 anions, 24,25 metal ions, 26 and self-assembly conditions such as concentration and temperature. 27 Apart from the ligand design, the selection of the metal ions is also crucial for the formation of supramolecular cages.…”