Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-5-2016
Keywords
URJC-1, MOF, catalyst, stability, acid-basic properties
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym8020044
Abstract
Emerging new metal-organic structures with tunable physicochemical properties is an exciting research field for diverse applications. In this work, a novel metal-organic framework Cu(HIT)(DMF)0.5, named URJC-1, with a three-dimensional non-interpenetrated utp topological network, has been synthesized. This material exhibits a microporous structure with unsaturated copper centers and imidazole–tetrazole linkages that provide accessible Lewis acid/base sites. These features make URJC-1 an exceptional candidate for catalytic application in acid and base reactions of interest in fine chemistry. The URJC-1 material also displays a noteworthy thermal and chemical stability in different organic solvents of different polarity and boiling water. Its catalytic activity was evaluated in acid-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts acylation of anisole with acetyl chloride and base-catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of benzaldehyde with malononitrile. In both cases, URJC-1 material showed very good performance, better than other metal organic frameworks and conventional catalysts. In addition, a remarkable structural stability was proven after several consecutive reaction cycles.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Polymers, v. 8, issue 2, art. 44
Scholar Commons Citation
Leo, Pedro; Martinez, Ferdnando; Calleja, Guillermo; Briones, David; and Wojtas, Lukasz, "New URJC-1 Material with Remarkable Stability and Acid-Base Catalytic Properties" (2016). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 29.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/chm_facpub/29
