Peng Yaoyao, Su Zhifang, Jin Meng, Zhu Lei, Guan Zong-Jie, Fang Yu
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Dalton Trans. 2023 Oct 31;52(42):15216-15232. doi: 10.1039/d3dt01679j.
Photocatalytic organic conversion is considered an efficient, environmentally friendly, and energy-saving strategy for organic synthesis. In recent decades, the molecular cage has emerged as a creative functional material with broad applications in host-guest recognition, drug delivery, catalysis, intelligent materials and other fields. Based on the unique properties of porous molecular cage materials, they provide an ideal platform for leveraging pre-structuring in catalytic reactions and show great potential in various photocatalytic organic reactions. As a result, they have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional molecules or inorganic photocatalysts in redox processes. In this Review, the synthesis strategies based on coordination cages and organic cages, as well as their recent progress in photocatalytic organic conversion, are comprehensively summarized. Finally, we deliver the persistent challenges associated with porous molecular cage compounds that need to be overcome for further development in this field.
光催化有机转化被认为是一种用于有机合成的高效、环保且节能的策略。近几十年来，分子笼已成为一种具有创造性的功能材料，在主客体识别、药物递送、催化、智能材料等领域有着广泛应用。基于多孔分子笼材料的独特性质，它们为在催化反应中利用预结构化提供了理想平台，并在各种光催化有机反应中展现出巨大潜力。因此，它们已成为氧化还原过程中传统分子或无机光催化剂的有前途的替代物。在本综述中，全面总结了基于配位笼和有机笼的合成策略，以及它们在光催化有机转化方面的最新进展。最后，我们阐述了多孔分子笼化合物在该领域进一步发展需要克服的持续挑战。
