Gold
(Au) and palladium (Pd) nanoparticles dispersed on a zeolite-type
metal–organic framework (i.e., MIL-101) were prepared via a
simple colloidal method. The catalysts were characterized by powder
X-ray diffraction, N2 physical adsorption, atomic absorption
spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive
X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Au and Pd
were mostly in the form of bimetallic alloys on the MIL-101 support.
The Au–Pd/MIL-101 was active and selective in the oxidation
of a variety of saturated (including primary, secondary, and tertiary)
C–H bonds with molecular oxygen. For the liquid-phase oxidation
of cyclohexane, cyclohexane conversion exceeding 40% was achieved
(TOF: 19 000 h–1) with >80% selectivity
to
cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol under mild solvent-free conditions.
Moreover, the Au–Pd alloy catalyst exhibited higher reactivity
than their pure metal counterparts and an Au + Pd physical mixture.
The high activity and selectivity of Au–Pd/MIL-101 in cyclohexane
aerobic oxidation may be correlated to the synergistic alloying effect
of bimetallic Au–Pd nanoparticles.
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