Cu(I) Coordination Polymers as the Green Heterogeneous Catalysts for Direct C–H Bonds Activation of Arylalkanes to Ketones in Water with Spatial Confinement Effect

To develop coordination polymers (CPs) as catalysts to selectively catalyze the reaction of C–H bond activation of arylalkanes to their homologous ketones, three new Cu(I)-based coordination polymers (CuI–CPs) [CuI(aas-TPB)]n (1), [CuBr(ass-TPB)CH3CN]n (2), and {[Cu(ass-TPB)]Cl}n (3) (TPB = N,N,N-tris(3-pyridinyl)-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide) were synthesized. Structural variations from a herringbone fashion one-dimensional framework of 1 to a...