Premium
Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Properties of Bismuth (III)‐benzene‐1,3,5‐tricarboxylate
Author(s) -
Ye Fan,
Wei ZhiXian,
Song JiangFeng,
Wu XuHong,
Yue Pan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1521-3749
pISSN - 0044-2313
DOI - 10.1002/zaac.201700096
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , thermogravimetric analysis , methyl orange , bismuth , thermal stability , benzene , photoluminescence , hydrothermal circulation , catalysis , materials science , crystal structure , photochemistry , chemistry , crystallography , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , metallurgy , optoelectronics , engineering
{[Bi(BTC)(H 2 O) 2 ] · H 2 O} n (H 3 BTC = 1,3,5‐benzenetricarboxylic acid) was synthesized by an eco‐friendly hydrothermal method and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, IR and UV/Vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL), and thermogravimetric analyses. The complex featured a 3D metal‐organic framework with Bi 2 secondary building units. In the complex, the central Bi 3+ is nine‐coordinate, three central Bi atoms and three BTC 3– anions are interconnected into a ring with the dimension of 7.95 × 9.89 Å 2 . Moreover, the complex is decomposed at over 388 °C, showing its highly thermal stability. Further, the complex exhibits photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methyl orange (MO) solution under UV light irradiation, and its structure can keep consistent with the original one after 9 h photocatalytic reaction, indicating that it is also very stable under UV light. Therefore, it could be anticipated the novel coordination complex will be a stable ultraviolet light catalyst.