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Mesoporous Cu3−xZnx(BTC)2 nanocubes synthesized in deep eutectic solvent and their catalytic performances

Show Author's Information Jingyang Hu1,2,  Jianling Zhang1,2( ),  Xiuniang Tan1,2,  Xiuyan Cheng1,2,  Zhuizhui Su1,2,  Lixiong Qian3,  Mingzhao Xu1,2,  Yufei Sha1,2,  Yanyue Wang1,2,  Yisen Yang1,2,  Yunpeng Liu3,  Guang Mo3,  Xueqing Xing3,  Zhonghua Wu3
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF), Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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To develop high-performance metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for catalysis is of great importance. Here, we synthesized the mesoporous Cu3−xZnx(BTC)2 (BTC = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate) nanocubes in a deep eutectic solvent of ZnCl2/ethylene glycol solution. The route can proceed at room temperature and the reaction time needed is shortened to be 30 min, which is superior to the conventional solvothermal route that usually needs high temperature and long reaction time. The formation mechanism of the mesoporous Cu3−xZnx(BTC)2 nanocubes in deep eutectic solvent (DES) was investigated by in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction/small angle X-ray scattering/X-ray absorption fine structure conjunction technique. The mesoporous Cu3−xZnx(BTC)2 nanocubes exhibit high catalytic activity and reusability for cyanosilylation reaction of benzaldehyde and aerobic oxidation reaction of benzylic alcohol.


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Mesoporous Cu3−xZnx(BTC)2 nanocubes synthesized in deep eutectic solvent and their catalytic performances

Show Author's information Jingyang Hu1,2, Jianling Zhang1,2( ), Xiuniang Tan1,2, Xiuyan Cheng1,2, Zhuizhui Su1,2, Lixiong Qian3, Mingzhao Xu1,2, Yufei Sha1,2, Yanyue Wang1,2, Yisen Yang1,2, Yunpeng Liu3, Guang Mo3, Xueqing Xing3, Zhonghua Wu3
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF), Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Abstract

To develop high-performance metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for catalysis is of great importance. Here, we synthesized the mesoporous Cu3−xZnx(BTC)2 (BTC = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate) nanocubes in a deep eutectic solvent of ZnCl2/ethylene glycol solution. The route can proceed at room temperature and the reaction time needed is shortened to be 30 min, which is superior to the conventional solvothermal route that usually needs high temperature and long reaction time. The formation mechanism of the mesoporous Cu3−xZnx(BTC)2 nanocubes in deep eutectic solvent (DES) was investigated by in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction/small angle X-ray scattering/X-ray absorption fine structure conjunction technique. The mesoporous Cu3−xZnx(BTC)2 nanocubes exhibit high catalytic activity and reusability for cyanosilylation reaction of benzaldehyde and aerobic oxidation reaction of benzylic alcohol.

Keywords: formation mechanism, deep eutectic solvent, catalytic performance, bimetallic metal-organic framework (MOF), mesoporous nanocubes

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Received: 09 April 2022
Revised: 13 July 2022
Accepted: 02 August 2022
Published: 13 September 2022
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We gratefully acknowledge financial support by Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2017YFA0403003) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22033009 and 22121002).

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