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- The paper discusses the process of incorporating single-site transition-metal catalysts into metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) through cation exchange, focusing on metals like Pd, Fe, Ir, Rh, and Ru.
- Various characterization techniques, including optical microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction, were used to analyze the new materials created from this process.
- One specific catalyst, [Rh(dppe)(COD)]BF4, effectively hydrogenates 1-octene to n-octane with comparable activity to traditional homogeneous catalysts and can be reused multiple times.
Article Abstract
This paper describes the heterogenization of single-site transition-metal catalysts in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) via cation exchange. A variety of cationic complexes of Pd, Fe, Ir, Rh, and Ru have been incorporated into ZJU-28, and the new materials have been characterized by optical microscopy, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction. MOF-supported [Rh(dppe)(COD)]BF4 catalyzes the hydrogenation of 1-octene to n-octane. The activity of this supported catalyst compares favorably to its homogeneous counterpart, and it can be recycled at least four times. Overall, this work provides a new and general approach for supporting transition-metal catalysts in MOFs.
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