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- Title
One-Step Synthesis of 2,5-Bis(chloromethyl)-1,4-dioxane from Epichlorohydrin Using ZIF-8, Taking Advantage of Structural Defects.
- Authors
Mousavi, Bibimaryam; Luo, Zhixiong; Phatanasri, Suphot; Su, Wei; Wang, Tingting; Chaemchuen, Somboon; Verpoort, Francis
- Abstract
We demonstrate herein the ZIF-8-only-mediated catalysis of the cyclodimerization of epichlorohydrin to 2,5-bis(chloromethyl)-1,4-dioxane in the absence of co-catalyst and solvent. The easy handling and economic aspects of ZIF-8, in addition to the one-step reaction to produce the cyclodimer, make this catalyst attractive even for industry. It has been clearly illustrated that the nature of the method used to synthesize ZIF-8 affected the yields of the cyclodimers. Specifically, the method employed to produce ZIF-8 directly influences the amount of crystal structural defects, which in turn impacts their performance as catalysts. To emphasize the role of defects, other physical properties, such as surface area and particle size, were controlled during the synthesis of the ZIF-8 catalysts. Remarkably, the amount of structural defects was quantified by temperature program desorption analysis.
- Subjects
EPICHLOROHYDRIN; DIOXANE; DIMERIZATION; DIMERS; CHEMICAL synthesis; CRYSTAL structure
- Publication
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, Vol 2017, Issue 42, p4947
- ISSN
1434-1948
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1002/ejic.201700673