Active sites engineering of metal-organic frameworks for heterogeneous catalysis

Thesis/Dissertation · Sat Dec 17 04:00:00 EST 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1409199· OSTI ID:1409199

Li, Xinle ^[1]

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1. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

In conclusion, we have for the first time developed a novel solid base catalyst, Ndoped MOF-253 derived porous carbons (Cz-MOF-253). Cz-MOF-253 is highly porous and exhibit high efficiency in Knoevenagel condensation reaction. Furthermore, Cz-MOF-253 is robust and can be reused up to five times. In comparison, the analogous nitrogen-free catalyst-Cz-DUT-5, and other nitrogen- MOFs derived carbon showed an inferior performance. Moreover, the high basicity and porous nature enable the design of bifunctional catalyst and facilitate tandem condensation-hydrogenation reactions. This work delineates the first attempt that demonstrates MOF-derived carbons as solid base catalyst and its potential application in tandem catalysis. Future work on exploring new catalytic reactions based on such porous Lewis basic MOF-derived carbons is currently underway.

• Research Organization: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-07CH11358
• OSTI ID: 1409199
• Report Number(s): IS-3200
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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