2-Propanol Dehydration on the Nodes of the Metal–Organic Framework UiO-66: Distinguishing Catalytic Sites for Formation of Propene and Di-isopropyl Ether
Sonali Das,
Dong Yang,
Edward T. Conley
et al.
Abstract:2-Propanol dehydration was used as a test reaction to
probe the
catalytic properties of metal–organic framework (MOF) UiO-66.
Experiments were performed with a flow reactor operated at atmospheric
pressure and 510 K, showing (a) how the catalytic activity increased
and then decreased, depending on the nature of ligands on the Zr6O8 MOF nodes (such as formate, acetate, hydroxyl,
or alkoxy groups); and (b) how the selectivity changed with changing
node ligands, which were characterized by IR spectroscopy, 1H NM… Show more
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