Molecular engineering of polyoxometalate–porphyrin ion-pair hybrids: crystallographic insight and visible-light driven photocatalytic oxidative coupling of amines

Key Points

• The aim is to engineer and characterize ion-pair hybrids of polyoxometalates and porphyrins for photocatalytic applications.
• Synthesis of crystalline ion-pair hybrids through electrostatic assembly of porphyrins and polyoxometalates.
• Characterization of hybrids using crystallographic techniques.
• Evaluation of catalytic activity under visible light for oxidative coupling of amines.
• Successful formation of POM–POR hybrid structures confirmed by crystallographic analysis.
• Hybrids exhibit significant photocatalytic activity in visible light for the oxidative coupling of amines.