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Aerobic Epoxidation of Olefin by Platinum Catalysts Supported on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

Journal Article · · ACS Catalysis
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  1. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States); University of Virginia
  2. Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
  3. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
  4. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)

Here, we report platinum catalysts for the efficient aerobic oxidation of olefins to form epoxides and/or derived glycol monoethers. The catalysts, diaqua and dichloro PtII complexes supported by the ligand di(2-pyridine)methanesulfonate (dpms), are most active when they are covalently tethered to mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). Supporting the molecular Pt complexes on the MSNs prevents bimolecular catalyst deactivation. Using this strategy, turnovers > 40,000 are achieved for the aerobic oxidation of norbornene in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol. The position of the tether and the nature of other ligands in the metal co-ordination sphere (aqua, hydroxo or chloro) are illustrated to affect the catalyst activity. The new MSN-supported Pt materials were characterized by NMR spectroscopy, nitrogen physisorption, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron mi-croscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).

Research Organization:
Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalization (CCHF)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0001298; SC0000776
OSTI ID:
1605983
Journal Information:
ACS Catalysis, Journal Name: ACS Catalysis Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 6; ISSN 2155-5435
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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