title: Poly(ethylene glycol) stabilized mesoporous metal-organic framework nanocrystals: efficient and durable catalysts for the oxidation of benzyl alcohol.
abstract: Active, selective, and stable: The fabrication of uniform mesoporous Cu3(BTC)2 (BTC: 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate) nanocrystals with tunable size and porosity is reported. The as-synthesized Cu3(BTC)2 structures show high activity, selectivity, and stability for the aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol to aldehyde.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China); Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China (China).
authors.forename: Zhimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Jianling
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Buxing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Tiancheng
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Jianshen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guanying
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yang
keywords: alcohol oxidation; catalysts; mesoporous materials; metal-organic frameworks; nanocrystals