Au nanoparticles confined in self-assembled Zn(II) metal-organic cubane cages for light-driven conversion of furfural to 2-methyl furan in biofuel production

A polyoxometalate Zn( ii ) cubane cage with intrinsic confined spaces constructed by the self-assembly of tetrametallic cubane clusters was obtained and utilized as a skeletal support for the encapsulation of gold nanoparticles.