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Nanoscaled Copper Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Based on Carboxylate Ligands as an Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for Aerobic Epoxidation of Olefins and Oxidation of Benzylic and Allylic Alcohols
Author(s) -
Qi Yue,
Luan Yi,
Yu Jie,
Peng Xiong,
Wang Ge
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201405685
Subject(s) - catalysis , chemistry , copper , olefin fiber , metal organic framework , alcohol oxidation , allylic rearrangement , ligand (biochemistry) , carboxylate , selectivity , heterogeneous catalysis , metal , alcohol , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , adsorption , biochemistry , receptor
Aerobic epoxidation of olefins at a mild reaction temperature has been carried out by using nanomorphology of [Cu 3 (BTC) 2 ] (BTC=1,3,5‐benzenetricarboxylate) as a high‐performance catalyst through a simple synthetic strategy. An aromatic carboxylate ligand was employed to furnish a heterogeneous copper catalyst and also serves as the ligand for enhanced catalytic activities in the catalytic reaction. The utilization of a copper metal–organic framework catalyst was further extended to the aerobic oxidation of aromatic alcohols. The shape and size selectivity of the catalyst in olefin epoxidation and alcohol oxidation was investigated. Furthermore, the as‐synthesized copper catalyst can be easily recovered and reused several times without leaching of active species or significant loss of activity.