Design and synthesis of hybrid solids based on the tetravanadate core toward improved catalytic properties

Yan Hong Niu, Song Yang, Ji Kun Li, Yan Qing Xu*, Chang Wen Hu

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Abstract

Five inorganic-organic hybrid vanadates based on tetravanadate cores, transition metals and N-donor ligands have been designed and synthesized under hydrothermal conditions, namely, [Zn(eIM)3]2V4O12 (1), [Zn(pIM)3]2V4O12·H2O (2), [Zn(ipIM)3]2V4O12 (3), [Co(eIM)3]2V4O12·H2O (4), [Cu(eIM)2(H2O)]2V4O12 (5) (eIM = 1-ethylimidazole, pIM = 1-propylimidazole, ipIM = isopropylimidazole). All compounds were fully characterized by single-crystal XRD, powder XRD, elemental analysis, TGA, and FT-IR spectroscopy. The hybrid zinc vanadates (1-3) and cobalt vanadate (4) exhibit interesting 2D folded structures and the hybrid copper vanadate (5) presents a 1D chain configuration. All compounds can catalyze olefin epoxidation reactions when using TBHP (TBHP = tert-butyl hydroperoxide) as an oxidant in acetonitrile. The introduction of transition metal ions into tetravanadate cores not only improved the catalytic activity but also fulfilled the heterogeneous catalytic behavior. 1-5 all exhibit extraordinary efficiency in converting olefins to the corresponding epoxides with high conversion and selectivity (particularly, conv. up to 97.1%, sele. up to 100% for 1). Leaching test was also carried out to prove the heterogeneous behavior.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)649-654
Number of pages6
JournalChinese Chemical Letters
Volume27
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2016

Keywords

  • Heterogeneous catalysts
  • Hybrid
  • Olefin epoxidation
  • Tetrvanadate core

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