articleJournal of the American Chemical SocietyJan 8, 2026Closed access

Integrating High-Density Frustrated Lewis Pairs with Switchable Pt–O–In Motifs to Break the Activity–Selectivity Trade-Off of Methane Photooxidation

YSYaru ShaoYHYing-Fei HuoDJDingfeng JinYSYu ShanZQZihan Qiu

Dalian University of Technology · State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering · +1 more institution

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Abstract

The direct photooxidation of methane to value-added products presents a promising solution for the utilization of abundant natural gas resources. However, there are still great challenges in the production of multiple oxidation products and inevitable overoxidation owing to the difficult manipulation of C–H bond activation and alternative radical formation. Herein, the high-density In(L)-Ov-In-OH frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) with Lewis acidic In(L) and Lewis basic In-OH were constructed on the Pt-mIn2O3–x(OH)y photocatalyst to promote the C–H bond activation in CH4. In situ characterization techniques and theoretical calculations revealed that the electron transfer from the bonding orbitals (σ) of CH4 to the…

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  • Antibonding molecular orbital
  • Lewis acids and bases
  • Atomic orbital
  • Frustrated Lewis pair
  • Photocatalysis
  • Electron transfer
  • Dissociation (chemistry)
  • Methane
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Responsible consumption and production
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