Metal organic frameworks as catalysts and hydrocarbon oxidation methods thereof
AssigneeKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
InventorsAbiola Azeez Jimoh, Abdul Malik Peedikakkal
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Abstract
A metal organic framework comprising zinc (II) ions and second metal ions, such as iron (II) ions, cobalt (II) ions, and copper (II) ions as nodes or clusters and coordinated 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid struts or linkers between them forming a porous coordination network in the form of polyhedral crystals that are isostructural to HKUST-1. Transmetallation processes for producing the metal organic frameworks, as well as methods for applications of the metal organic frameworks as catalysts, specifically catalysts for the oxidation of cyclic hydrocarbons, such as toluene, cyclohexane, and methylcyclohexane.
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A metal organic framework catalyst, comprising:
- zinc (II) ions;
- second metal ionswhich are not zinc (II) ions;
- and
- benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid ligands;
- wherein the benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid ligands comprise carboxylate groups, each carboxylate group forming a coordinative bond to the zinc (II) ions or the second metal ions to form a coordination network in the form of porous polyhedral crystals that are isostructural to an HKUST-1 metal organic framework,
- wherein the metal organic framework catalyst does not comprise a coordinated solvent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.