- Influence of Hydrogen Bond Donating Sites in UiO-66 Metal-Organic Framework for Highly Regioselective Methanolysis of Epoxides
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A Zr(IV)-based UiO-66 metal-organic framework (MOF) (named 1) was synthesized by employing 1-(aminomethyl)naphthalene-2-ol appended terephthalate linker and Zr(IV) salt via solvothermal method and subsequently characterized. Furthermore, the potential efficiency of activated (named 1′) form of as-synthesized MOF was investigated as an organocatalyst for the ring-opening of epoxide by methanol. The catalytic performance of 1 and 1′ was studied in the methanolysis of styrene oxide as a model substrate and the activity of 1′ was also examined with various alcohols. Under the optimized reaction conditions, the catalytic performance of 1′ reached 96 % conversion of styrene oxide to its corresponding product with 98 % regioselectivity. The reusability and stability of the catalyst were proved by recycling up to four runs in the methanolysis of styrene oxide. The Lewis acidity originating from metal nodes and hydrogen bond donating (HBD) sites in the linker is distributed homogeneously throughout the framework, thus playing crucial role in the activation of epoxide with easy accessibility.
- Anbu, Nagaraj,Biswas, Shyam,Das, Aniruddha,Dhakshinamoorthy, Amarajothi,Sk, Mostakim
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- Epoxide ring opening with alcohols using heterogeneous Lewis acid catalysts: Regioselectivity and mechanism
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Lewis acidic catalytic materials are investigated for the regioselective ring opening of epoxides with alcohols. For ring opening epichlorohydrin with methanol, the catalytic activity shows a strong dependence on the type of support and Lewis acidic species used. While Sn-SBA-15 is catalytically active, significantly higher catalytic activity can be achieved with hydrothermally synthesized zeolites of which Sn-Beta is 6 and 7 times more active than Zr-Beta or Hf-Beta, respectively. Sn-Beta is determined to be more active and more regioselective for epoxide ring opening of epichlorohydrin with methanol than Al-Beta. For Sn-Beta, the activation energy for the reaction between epichlorohydrin and methanol is determined to be 53 ± 7 kJ mol?1. For epichlorohydrin, the activation energy barrier and experimentally observed regioselectivity are found using DFT to be consistent with a concerted reaction mechanism involving activation of the epoxide on an alcohol adsorbed on the catalytic site and nucleophilic attack by a second alcohol. The epoxide is shown to impact the regioselectivity and the mechanism since isobutylene oxide is selectively ring opened by methanol to form the terminal alcohol. DFT calculations indicate the mechanism for isobutylene ring opening involves epoxide activation and ring opening on an alcohol adsorbed onto the catalytic site. Finally, catalyst reuse testing indicates that Sn-Beta can be used for multiple reactions with no decrease in activity and limited to no leaching of the tin site, demonstrating Sn-Beta is a promising catalytic material for epoxide ring opening reactions with alcohols.
- Deshpande, Nitish,Parulkar, Aamena,Joshi, Rutuja,Diep, Brian,Kulkarni, Ambarish,Brunelli, Nicholas A.
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- Enhancement of CO2 Adsorption and Catalytic Properties by Fe-Doping of [Ga2(OH)2(L)] (H4L = Biphenyl-3,3′,5,5′-tetracarboxylic Acid), MFM-300(Ga2)
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are usually synthesized using a single type of metal ion, and MOFs containing mixtures of different metal ions are of great interest and represent a methodology to enhance and tune materials properties. We report the synthesis of [Ga2(OH)2(L)] (H4L = biphenyl-3,3′,5,5′-tetracarboxylic acid), designated as MFM-300(Ga2), (MFM = Manchester Framework Material replacing NOTT designation), by solvothermal reaction of Ga(NO3)3 and H4L in a mixture of DMF, THF, and water containing HCl for 3 days. MFM-300(Ga2) crystallizes in the tetragonal space group I4122, a = b = 15.0174(7) ? and c = 11.9111(11) ? and is isostructural with the Al(III) analogue MFM-300(Al2) with pores decorated with -OH groups bridging Ga(III) centers. The isostructural Fe-doped material [Ga1.87Fe0.13(OH)2(L)], MFM-300(Ga1.87Fe0.13), can be prepared under similar conditions to MFM-300(Ga2) via reaction of a homogeneous mixture of Fe(NO3)3 and Ga(NO3)3 with biphenyl-3,3′,5,5′-tetracarboxylic acid. An Fe(III)-based material [Fe3O1.5(OH)(HL)(L)0.5(H2O)3.5], MFM-310(Fe), was synthesized with Fe(NO3)3 and the same ligand via hydrothermal methods. [MFM-310(Fe)] crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pmn21 with a = 10.560(4) ?, b = 19.451(8) ?, and c = 11.773(5) ? and incorporates μ3-oxo-centered trinuclear iron cluster nodes connected by ligands to give a 3D nonporous framework that has a different structure to the MFM-300 series. Thus, Fe-doping can be used to monitor the effects of the heteroatom center within a parent Ga(III) framework without the requirement of synthesizing the isostructural Fe(III) analogue [Fe2(OH)2(L)], MFM-300(Fe2), which we have thus far been unable to prepare. Fe-doping of MFM-300(Ga2) affords positive effects on gas adsorption capacities, particularly for CO2 adsorption, whereby MFM-300(Ga1.87Fe0.13) shows a 49% enhancement of CO2 adsorption capacity in comparison to the homometallic parent material. We thus report herein the highest CO2 uptake (2.86 mmol g-1 at 273 K at 1 bar) for a Ga-based MOF. The single-crystal X-ray structures of MFM-300(Ga2)-solv, MFM-300(Ga2), MFM-300(Ga2)·2.35CO2, MFM-300(Ga1.87Fe0.13)-solv, MFM-300(Ga1.87Fe0.13), and MFM-300(Ga1.87Fe0.13)·2.0CO2 have been determined. Most notably, in situ single-crystal diffraction studies of gas-loaded materials have revealed that Fe-doping has a significant impact on the molecular details for CO2 binding in the pore, with the bridging M-OH hydroxyl groups being preferred binding sites for CO2 within these framework materials. In situ synchrotron IR spectroscopic measurements on CO2 binding with respect to the -OH groups in the pore are consistent with the above structural analyses. In addition, we found that, compared to MFM-300(Ga2), Fe-doped MFM-300(Ga1.87Fe0.13) shows improved catalytic properties for the ring-opening reaction of styrene oxide, but similar activity for the room-temperature acetylation of benzaldehyde by methanol. The role of Fe-doping in these systems is discussed as a mechanism for enhancing porosity and the structural integrity of the parent material.
- Krap, Cristina P.,Newby, Ruth,Dhakshinamoorthy, Amarajothi,García, Hermenegildo,Cebula, Izabela,Easun, Timothy L.,Savage, Mathew,Eyley, Jennifer E.,Gao, Shan,Blake, Alexander J.,Lewis, William,Beton, Peter H.,Warren, Mark R.,Allan, David R.,Frogley, Mark D.,Tang, Chiu C.,Cinque, Gianfelice,Yang, Sihai,Schr?der, Martin
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p. 1076 - 1088
(2016/02/09)
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- MIL-101-SO3H: A highly efficient Bronsted acid catalyst for heterogeneous alcoholysis of epoxides under ambient conditions
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For the first time, a ~100% sulfonic acid functionalized metal-organic framework (MOF), MIL-101-SO3H, with giant pores has been prepared by a hydrothermal process followed by a facile postsynthetic HCl treatment strategy. The replete readily accessible Lewis acidic and especially Bronsted acidic sites distributed throughout the framework as well as high stability endow the resultant MOF exceptionally high efficiency and recyclability, which surpass all other MOF-based catalysts, for the ring opening of epoxides with alcohols (especially, methanol) as nucleophiles under ambient conditions.
- Zhou, Yu-Xiao,Chen, Yu-Zhen,Hu, Yingli,Huang, Gang,Yu, Shu-Hong,Jiang, Hai-Long
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p. 14976 - 14980
(2015/01/09)
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- Synthesis of MTBE from isobutane using a single catalytic system based on titanium-containing ZSM-5 zeolite
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A new route for the synthesis of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from isobutane using a single catalytic system is developed in the liquid phase; the key of the process relies on the use of a bifunctional material, Al-TS-1, capable of catalysing the oxidation of isobutane with H2O2 and consequently etherification with methanol.
- Van Grieken,Ovejero,Serrano,Uguina,Melero
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p. 1145 - 1146
(2007/10/03)
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- EFFICIENT AND/OR SELECTIVE METHYLATION BY DIAZOMETHANE OF ALCOHOLS, HALO ALCOHOLS, GLYCOLS, AMINO ALCOHOLS AND MERCAPTO ALCOHOLS WITH THE USE OF A PROTON-EXCHANGED X-TYPE ZEOLITE AS AN ACID-BASE BIFUNCTIONAL CATALYST
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Reactions of diazomethane with butanol, allyl alcohol and β- and γ-halo alcohols led to efficient methylation (giving the corresponding methyl ethers) with the use of a proton-excahnged X-type zeolite compared with H2SO4.The reactions with propylene and isobutylene glycols using the zeolite provided regioselective methylation of the primary OH rather than the secondary or tertiary OH, whereas regioselectivity was not observed in the reactions using H2SO4.The reactions with 2-aminoethanol and 2-mercaptoethanol showed high chemoselective S-methylation and N-monomethylation, respectively, in the presence of the zeolite instead of H2SO4.The mechanism for the reactions is proposed to involve acid-base bifunctional catalysis of the zeolite in which the acidic site reacts with diazomethane to form its conjugate acid, and the nucleophilicity of OH and SH groups is enhanced by the interaction of the basic site with the proton of the groups.
- Takeuchi, Hiroshi,Kishioka, Hiroaki,Kitajima, Kunio
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p. 121 - 126
(2007/10/02)
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