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Development of Heterogeneous Enantioselective Catalysts using Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks MOFs
Published on: January 17, 2020
A hydrothermally stable ytterbium metal-organic framework as a bifunctional solid-acid catalyst for glucose
David L Burnett1, Ryan Oozeerally, Ralentri Pertiwi
1Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK. r.i.walton@warwick.ac.uk.
Abstract:
Yb6(BDC)7(OH)4(H2O)4 contains both bridging hydroxyls and metal-coordinated waters, possessing Brønsted and Lewis acid sites. The material crystallises from water at 200 °C. Using the solid as a heterogenous catalyst, glucose is converted into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, via fructose, with a total selectivity of ∼70% after 24 hours at 140 °C in water alone: the material is recyclable with no loss of crystallinity.
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