Fe-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Highly Selective Photocatalytic Benzene Hydroxylation to Pheno
Research
Institute of Photocatalysis,
State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment,
College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People’s Republic of China
ACS Catal., 2015, 5, pp 6852–6857
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b01949
Publication Date (Web): October 12, 2015
Copyright © 2015 American Chemical Society
Abstract
Phenol
is one of the most important chemicals in industry. One-step selective
benzene hydroxylation is an attractive yet challenging method for phenol
production, especially when such a reaction can be driven by solar
energy. Herein, we reported that a highly selective benzene
hydroxylation to phenol can be achieved over two Fe-based metal–organic
frameworks [MIL-100(Fe) and MIL-68(Fe)] under visible light irradiations
using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as an oxidant. An optimal benzene conversion of 30.6% was achieved with a H2O2:benzene
ratio of 3:4 over MIL-100(Fe) after 24 h irradiations. ESR results and
the kinetic studies suggested that a successful coupling of the
photocatalysis of Fe–O clusters in Fe-based metal–organic frameworks
(MOFs) with a Fenton-like route is involved in this benzene
hydroxylation process. The comparison of the reaction over MIL-100(Fe)
and MIL-68(Fe) reveals that the structure of MOFs significantly
influences the photocatalytic efficiency. Because the composition and
the structure of MOFs are highly tunable, this study highlights the
great potential of using Fe-based MOFs for photocatalytic benzene
hydroxylation to form phenol, which may result in an economical,
sustainable, and thus green process for phenol production.
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