In situ generated hydrogen-bonding microenvironment in functionalized MOF nanosheets for enhanced CO₂ electroreduction.

ABSTRACT: The microenvironment around catalytic sites plays crucial roles in enzymatic catalysis while its precise control in heterogeneous catalysts remains challenging. Herein, the coordinatively unsaturated metal nodes of Hf-based metal-organic framework nanosheets are simultaneously codecorated with catalytically active Co(salen) units and adjacent pyridyl-substituted alkyl carboxylic acids via a post modification route. By varying pyridyl-substituted alkyl carboxylic acids, the spatial positioning of the N atom in pyridine group relative to adjacent Co(salen) can be precisely controlled. Notably, the 3-(pyridin-4-yl)propionic acid, with para-position pyridine N atom, maximally improves the electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction performance of Co(salen) unit, far superior to other coun

SUBMITTER: Yang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12012543 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature