Development of Efficient Copper-Based MOF-Derived Catalysts for the Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds


Karahan Ö., Biçer E., Taşdemir A., Yürüm A., Gürsel S. A.

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, cilt.2018, sa.9, ss.1073-1079, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2018 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/ejic.201701320
  • Dergi Adı: European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1073-1079
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aromatic nitro compounds, Catalysts, Copper, Metal–organic frameworks, Reduction
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Two copper-based Cu3(btc)2 and Cu(Im)2 metal–organic frameworks are synthesized and annealed to form nanoporous Cu/Cu2O@C and Cu@N-C nanoparticles for utilization as catalysts in the reduction reaction of aromatic nitro compounds to aromatic amines. All synthesized MOF compounds and MOF-derived nanoparticles are characterized using XRD, Raman spectroscopy, TGA, SEM-EDX, and XPS methods. Also, the pore-size distribution and surface area of the MOF-derived Cu/Cu2O@C and Cu@N-C nanoparticles are characterized by the BJH and BET methods. After characterization, the catalysts Cu/Cu2O@C and Cu@N-C are catalytically tested for the reduction reactions of various aromatic nitro compounds chemically by monitoring with a UV/Vis spectrometer. Both catalysts exhibit remarkable results compared with those in the literature. Also, the Cu/Cu2O@C catalyst shows better results than the Cu@N-C catalyst.