Single site anchored novel pentacoordinate Schiff-base Co-(II) complexes over SBA-15 for selective oxidation (O-2) of n-alkanes and kinetic study

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2014

Authors

Kelly Machado (Author) Other; Pedro B Tavares (Author) Other; Cristina Freire (Author) FCUP; Gopal S Mishra (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Polyhedron

Vol. 69

Pages: 119-126

ISSN: 0277-5387

Publisher: Elsevier

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FOS: Natural sciences > Chemical sciences

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Authenticus ID: P-008-JTD

DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2013.11.025

Abstract (EN): Trimethoxysilane pentacoordinate Schiff-base Co-(II) complexes, i.e. Co[Cl-Sal(PMeO-Si)DPTA], (3.a) and Co[F-Sal(PMeO-Si)DPTA], (3.b) and Co[FCl-Sal(PMeO-Si)DPTA], (3.c) (DPTA = bis(aminopropyl)amine, Sal = salicylaldehyde) were synthesized and anchored into SBA-15 matrix to obtain novel supported hybrid catalysts. The catalysts were characterized by FT-IR, TEM, SEM, XRD, TG and BET analysis. These supported complex catalysts were tested in the catalytic oxidation of n-hexane and n-heptane with O-2 under relatively mild and solvent free conditions. A high TON of 3320 with 19.6% yield for n-hexane oxidation and a high TON of 3180 with 17.3% yield for n-heptane oxidation were obtained with 3.b anchored over SBA-15. The oxidation product regioselectivities were obtained as C-1(1):C-2(9.2):C-3(10.7) for n-hexane and C-1(1):C-2(9.0):C-3(9.7):C-4(2.7) for n-heptane. The reaction of kinetics follows a pseudo first-order reaction for both n-alkanes. Enhanced yields (30.6% for n-hexane oxidation and 23.8% for n-heptane oxidation) were obtained with the addition of PCA (pyrazinecarboxylic acid); the catalytic results of reactions made in the presence of radical traps suggested that the catalytic oxidation of n-hexane and n-heptane proceeded via free radicals. The catalyst recycles tests showed that it could be reused up to 7th catalytic cycles.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8