A local hydrophobic environment in a metal–organic framework for boosting photocatalytic CO2 reduction in the presence of water

Abstract

The methylene groups surrounding the metal center in a metal–organic framework provide hydrophobic repulsive forces to H₂O, resulting in a high catalytic activity (TOF = 73.8 h⁻¹, selectivity of 96%) for photodriven CO₂ reduction into CO.