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Development of Heterogeneous Enantioselective Catalysts using Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks MOFs
Published on: January 17, 2020
A Keggin-type polyoxometalate-based metal-organic complex as a highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the
1College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Bohai University, Jinzhou, 121013, P. R. China. wangxiuli@bhu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
The direct oxidation of C-H bonds in organic materials into necessary oxygen-containing compounds under mild conditions has attracted increasing attention. A Keggin-type polyoxometalate-based metal-organic complex (MOC), [CuII4CuI(H2trz)4(C2O4)(H2O)4(H3PW11.18CuII0.82O40)]·8H2O (1) (H3trz = 1,2,4-triazole), was designed and synthesized under hydrothermal conditions, and was structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, PXRD, IR spectroscopy, TGA, and XPS. Complex 1 is a 3D 4,6,8-connected architecture derived from [Cu5(H2trz)4(C2O4)2(H2O)2] units and [PW11.18Cu0.82O40]6- anions, which can catalytically oxidize various types of alkylbenzenes. Gas chromatographic analysis showed that complex 1 as a heterogeneous catalyst could effectively catalyze the oxidation of diphenylmethane with 93% conversion and 99% selectivity within 6 h. In addition, the conversion for the catalytic oxidation of ethylbenzene was 96% with 99% selectivity. Compared with some reported catalysts, complex 1 exhibited a better catalytic effect and lower reaction time. Meanwhile, the catalytic oxidation of other benzyl derivatives with complex 1 was also investigated, which indicated that complex 1 possessed excellent catalytic performance.
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