Lacunary silicotungstic heteropoly salts as high-performance catalysts in oxidation of cyclopentene

The development of polyoxometalates for olefin oxidation is critical to achieving the green chemical process of the C5 fraction further processing.Di-lacunary silicotungstic anions were easily obtained by continuously adjusting the p H instead of the traditional step-by-step method,which exhibited excellent performance in the catalytic oxidation of cyclopentene(CPE)to aldehydes or alcohols.The 93.69%CPE conversion and 97.15%total product selectivity(41.38%for glutaraldehyde(GA)and 55.77%for 1,2-cyclopentanediol(1,2-diol)were achieved by using H_(2)O_(2)as the oxidant and acetonitrile as the solvent.Through complementary characterization,it was found that the optimized di-lacunary silicotungstic polyoxometalate retained a complete Keggin structure,and exhibited better catalytic activity and stability than the mono-lacunary or saturated silicodecatungstate because it exposed more catalytic active centers.Furthermore,in situ FT-IR spectra was utilized to monitor the reaction process,revealing the formation of the active species W(O_(2))on the di-lacunary silicotungstic polyoxometalate and the intermediate epoxycyclopentane during the catalytic oxidation of cyclopentene.

Silicotungstic Acid Modified Bentonite: An Efficient Catalyst for Synthesis of Acetal Derivatives of Aldehydes and Ketones

Acetals and ketals are among the important materials of organic synthesis and as protecting agent of carbonyl functionality. A milder, efficient and green synthesis of acetals and ketals has been developed using Silicotungstic acid modified Bentonite (STA-Ben) as a catalyst. STA-Ben has been synthesized and characterized by various analytical techniques. It has been found to be an efficient and reusable catalyst for the synthesis of acetyl derivatives in excellent yields. In order to elucidate the efficiency of the STA-Ben as catalyst, reaction has also been performed using various catalysts. The reaction conditions (time and amount of catalyst) have been optimized using various catalysts. The products of the various reactions have been characterized by FT-IR, NMR.

A Novel MIL-101(Cr)Acidified by Silicotungstic Acid and Its Catalytic Performance for Isomerization of n-Heptane

The 0.4%Pt/xSTA-MIL-101(Cr)metal-acid bifunctional catalysts were prepared by impregnation using STA-MIL-101(Cr)as the support.The synthesized samples were verified to exhibit a typical octahedral structure of MIL-101(Cr)and the pore structure was arranged orderly.The specific surface area of the samples was extremely high and the samples were made of micro-mesoporous composite materials.Silicotungstic acid could retain its Keggin structure in the 0.4%Pt/xSTA-MIL-101(Cr)samples and the catalyst possessed moderately strong Brønsted acid sites.Besides,the dispersion of Pt particles in MIL-101(Cr)was relatively high.n-Heptane isomerization was first used as a probe to test the novel 0.4%Pt/xSTA-MIL-10(Cr)catalyst.Compared with the conventional silicate catalysts,the catalytic performance of 0.4%Pt/30%STA-MIL-101(Cr)was significantly improved with a n-heptane conversion of 58.93%and an iso-heptane selectivity of 95.68%,respectively,under conditions covering a reaction time of 2 h and a reaction temperature of 260°C.The catalyst could still maintain a relatively high catalytic performance after a reaction time of 5 h.Compared with the non-noble metal catalyst,the catalytic efficiency of 0.4%Pt/30%STA-MIL-101(Cr)is relatively high.The mechanism model of n-heptane isomerization over 0.4%Pt/xSTA-MIL-101(Cr)catalyst was established.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel 1D Chain-like Organic Inorganic Hybrid Rare Earth Derivative of Polyoxometalate: H_(0.5)[Sm(H_2O)_6]_(0.25)[Sm(H_2O)_5]_(0.25){[Sm(H_2O)_7][Sm(H_2O)_2-(DMSO)][SiW_(11)O_(39)]}·4.5H_2O

A 1D chain-like organic-inorganic hybrid rare earth derivative of polyoxometalate H0.5[Sm（H2O）6]0.25[Sm（H2O）5]0.25{[Sm（H2O）7][Sm（H2O）2（DMSO）][SiW11O39]}·4.5H2O has been firstly synthesized by reaction of α-K8SiW11O39.13H2O, HClO4, Sm2O3 with dimethyl sulfoxide （DMSO） and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The neighboring polyanionic units {[Sm（H2O）7][Sm（H2O）2（DMSO）][SiWHO39]}^2- are bridged together to a 1D chain structure by means of [Sm（H2O）2（DMSO）]^3＋ ion.

Synthesis,structural characterization and properties of a 3D infinitely extended structural rare earth coordination compound of K_3{[Sm(H_2O)_7]_2Na[α-SiW_(11)O_(39)Sm(H_2O)_4]_2}·14 H_2O

A 3D infinitely extended structural rare earth coordination compound with a formula of K3{[Sm(H2O)7]2Na[a-SiW11O39Sm(H2O)4]2}·14H2O has been synthesized by reaction of Sm2O3,HClO4,NaOH with a-K8SiW11O39·nH2O,and characterized by IR,UV spectra,ICP,TG-DTA,cyclic voltammetry,variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility and X-ray single-crystal diffrac-tion.X-ray single-crystal diffraction indicates that the title compound crystallizes in a triclinic lat-tice,Pi space group,with a = 1.2462(3) nm,b = 1.2652(3) nm,c = 1.8420(4) nm,α = 87.45(3)°,β = 79.91(3)°,γ = 82.57(3)°,Z = 1,R1 = 0.0778,wR2 = 0.1610.Structural analysis reveals that Sm3+(1) coordination cation has incorporated into the vacant site of [α-SiW11O39]8? entity,forming the [α-SiW11O39Sm(H2O)4]5? subunit.The two adjacent [a-SiW11O39Sm(H2O)4]5? subunits are combined with each other through two Sm(1)-O-W bridges accompanying the formation of dim-mer structural unit [α-SiW11O39Sm(H2O)4]210? of the title compound.The neighboring dimmer structural units [α-SiW11O39Sm(H2O)4]210? are linked to form the 1D chainlike structure by means of two Sm3+(2) and a Na+(1) coordination cations.The K+(1) cations connect the 1D packing chains constructing the 2D netlike structure,and adjacent netlike layers are also grafted by K+(2) cations to build the novel 3D infinitely extended structure.The result of TG-DTA curves manifests that the decomposition temperature of the title polyanionic framework is 554℃.The cyclic volt-ammetry measurements show that the title polyanion has the two-step redox processes in aqueous solution with pH = 3.1.Variable temperature magnetic susceptibility indicates the title compound obeys the Cruie-Weiss Law in the higher temperature range from 110 to 300 K,while in the lower temperature range from 2 to 110 K the comparatively strong antiferromagnetism in-teractions can be observed.

Silicotungstic acid-derived WO_(3) composited with ZrO_(2) supported on SBA-15 as a highly efficient mesoporous solid acid catalyst for the alkenylation of p-xylene with phenylacetylene

Highly dispersed silicotungstic acid-derived WO_(3) composited with ZrO_(2) supported on SBA-_(15) (WZ/SBA-_(15)) as an ordered mesoporous solid acid catalyst was prepared via a facile incipient wetness impregnation (IWI) method that active ingredients, ZrO_(2) and WO_(3), were impregnated into the channels of SBA-_(15) simultaneously with a subsequent calcination process. The relationship between catalyst nature and performance was explored by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM), FT-IR, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), N_(2) adsorption-desorption, NH_(3) temperature-programmed desorption (NH_(3)-TPD), and FT-IR of pyridine adsorption (Py-IR) characterization techniques. The catalytic performance of W_(12)Z_(15)/SBA-_(15) is not only greater than that of single component solid acid catalysts, WO_(3)/SBA-_(15) and ZrO_(2)/SBA-_(15), but also W_(12)/Z_(15)/SBA-_(15) prepared by impregnating active ingredients, ZrO_(2) and WO_(3), into SBA-_(15) in sequence. The outstanding performance of W_(12)Z_(15)/SBA-_(15) is derived from the strong interaction between ZrO_(2) and WO_(3), which results in more acid sites, and relatively high specific surface area, large pore volume, and ordered mesoporous structure of SBA-_(15). The characterization and reaction results clearly demonstrate that the synergy of ZrO_(2) and WO_(3) has a clear boost for the alkenylation. The optimized W_(12)Z_(15)/SBA-_(15)-500 achieves a 99.4% conversion of phenylacetylene and a 92.3% selectivity of main product α-arylstyrene for the alkenylation of p-xylene with phenylacetylene, with very low level of oligomers producing at the same time. Moreover, W_(12)Z_(15)/SBA-_(15)-500 shows excellent catalytic stability and regeneration. Therefore, W_(12)Z_(15)/SBA-_(15)-500 is a promising solid acid catalyst for the alkenylation.

H_(4)SiW_(12)O_(40)-catalyzed cyclization of epoxides/aldehydes and sulfonyl hydrazides: An efficient synthesis of 3,4-disubstituted 1H-pyrazoles

A simple and efficient method for the synthesis of pyrazoles through a silicotungstic acid (H_(4)SiW_(12)O_(40))-catalyzed cyclization of epoxides/aldehydes and sulfonyl hydrazides has been developed. Various epoxides/aldehydes were smoothly reacted with sulfonyl hydrazides to furnish regioselectivity 3,4-disubstituted 1H-pyrazoles. The application of such an earth-abundant, readily accessible, and nontoxic catalyst provides a green approach for the construction of 3,4-disubstituted 1H-pyrazoles. A plausible reaction mechanism has been proposed on the basis of control experiments, GC-MS and DFT calculations.