Brandon Bishop, Xiaoyu Fang, Simon Teat, Zhehao Yuan, Shuyan Jiang, Alec Kolodziejczyk, Qiucheng Xu, Wei Zhang
Spiroborate-linked organic molecular cages bearing bipyridine and phenanthroline ligands stabilize palladium nanoparticles whose dimensions are consistent with exocyclic growth. The cage-supported Pd nanoparticles act as efficient, recyclable catalysts for aqueous Suzuki-Miyaura coupling, affording high conversions under mild conditions while maintaining cage integrity, nanoparticle morphology, and activity over multiple cycles.