Highly efficient epoxidation of α-pinene with O 2 photocatalyzed by dioxoMo (VI) complex anchored on TiO 2 nanotubes

Autor: Edgar A. Páez-Mozo, O Fernando Martínez, Henry Martínez, Álvaro A. Amaya
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Zdroj: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 265:202-210
ISSN: 1387-1811
Popis: The effect of different surface OH's groups on the amount of anchored Mo complex: Mo(VI)Cl2O2Bipy (Bipy = 4,4′-dicaboxylato-2,2′-bipyridine) grafted on TiO2 (Mo(VI)Cl2O2Bipy/TiO2) and its effect on the photocatalytic Oxygen Atom Transfer (OAT) activity to α-pinene with O2 was studied. The amount of supported complex on TiO2 nanotubes is 5 times the amount of the grafted complex on TiO2 P-25 and OAT activity increase of 25%, may be associated to the physicochemical properties of TiO2 nanotubes. High selectivity was preserved toward the epoxide formation (>90%). The amount of Mo complex covalently anchored on TiO2 depends on the concentration, distribution and accessibility of the Ti-OH surface groups, which depend on the TiO2 preparation method. The different OH's groups, namely: Bridged, geminal and isolated were identified by FT-IR Photoacoustic Spectroscopy. Surface OH's concentration was determined by TGA methods, silylation reactions and XPS analysis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE