title: Nanoscaled copper metal-organic framework (MOF) based on carboxylate ligands as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for aerobic epoxidation of olefins and oxidation of benzylic and allylic alcohols.
abstract: Aerobic epoxidation of olefins at a mild reaction temperature has been carried out by using nanomorphology of [Cu3(BTC)2] (BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate) as a high-performance catalyst through a simple synthetic strategy. An aromatic carboxylate ligand was employed to furnish a heterogeneous copper catalyst and also serves as the ligand for enhanced catalytic activities in the catalytic reaction. The utilization of a copper metal-organic framework catalyst was further extended to the aerobic oxidation of aromatic alcohols. The shape and size selectivity of the catalyst in olefin epoxidation and alcohol oxidation was investigated. Furthermore, the as-synthesized copper catalyst can be easily recovered and reused several times without leaching of active species or significant loss of activity.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian district, Beijing, 100083 (P. R. China), Fax: (+86) 10-62327878.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luan
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Ge
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: aerobic epoxidation; alcohol oxidation; carboxylate ligand; heterogeneous catalysis; metal-organic frameworks