Convenient synthesis of Cu3(BTC)2 encapsulated Keggin heteropolyacid nanomaterial for application in catalysis

Lik H. Wee; Sneha R. Bajpe; Nikki Janssens; Ive Hermans; Kristof Houthoofd; Christine E. A. Kirschhock; Johan A. Martens

doi:10.1039/C0CC01447H

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Convenient synthesis of Cu₃(BTC)₂ encapsulated Keggin heteropolyacid nanomaterial for application in catalysis†

Lik H. Wee,^a Sneha R. Bajpe,^a Nikki Janssens,^a Ive Hermans,^b Kristof Houthoofd,^a Christine E. A. Kirschhock^a and Johan A. Martens*^a

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^a Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Catholic University of Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg, Leuven, Belgium
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^b Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute for Chemical and Bio-Engineering, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, HCI E123, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland

Abstract

Nanomaterial of Cu₃(BTC)₂ (BTC = benzene tricarboxylic acid) incorporating Keggin heteropolyacid conveniently prepared at room temperature and recovered by freeze drying outperforms ultrastable Y zeolite in acid catalysed esterification reaction.

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Experimental procedures, Fig. S1–S7 showing solid-state MAS NMR spectra, ATR-IR spectra, SEM images, TGA profiles, N2 adsorption isotherms, XRD patterns, catalytic data PDF (2504K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC01447H
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 17 May 2010
Accepted: 16 Sep 2010
First published: 07 Oct 2010

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Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 8186-8188

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Convenient synthesis of Cu₃(BTC)₂ encapsulated Keggin heteropolyacid nanomaterial for application in catalysis

L. H. Wee, S. R. Bajpe, N. Janssens, I. Hermans, K. Houthoofd, C. E. A. Kirschhock and J. A. Martens, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 8186 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC01447H

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