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Imine Metathesis by Silica-Supported Catalysts Using the Methodology of Surface Organometallic Chemistry
Published on: October 18, 2019
Insight into the Evolution Track for the Metathesis of Alkenes within Hierarchical Zeolite-Based Catalysts
Ning Wei1,2,3, Lizhuo Wang4, Wenjie Yang4
1Division of Fossil Energy Conversion, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China.
Abstract:
The usage of hierarchical MFI zeolite enables a boost of the catalytic performance of Mo-based catalysts for the olefin-metathesis reaction. The harvest of active catalysts roots in a segmental evolution track between hierarchical zeolite and Al2 O3 slices for the fabrication of active sites. The working evolution track requires the indispensable engagements from intracrystalline mesoporous surface, Al2 O3 slices, and zeolitic Brønsted acid sites. The infilling of disaggregated Al2 O3 slices into the intracrystalline mesopores triggers the creation of localized intrazeolite-Al2 O3 interfaces, which enables the subsequent migration and trapping of surface molybdates into the micropores. The insulation of intrazeolite-Al2 O3 interface or shielding of zeolitic Brønsted acid sites leads to the break of the evolution track. Our findings disclose the hidden functionality of mesoporosity as intrazeolite interface boundary for the fabrication of active sites and supply a new strategy for the rational design of zeolite catalysts.
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