A bifunctional zeolitic porous liquid with incompatible Lewis pairs for antagonistic cascade catalysis

Hao Chen, Zhenzhen Yang, Honggen Peng, Kecheng Jie, Peipei Li, Shunmin Ding, Wei Guo, Xian Suo, Jixing Liu, Ran Yan, Wenming Liu, Chi Linh Do-Thanh, Hongming Wang, Zhendong Wang, Lu Han, Weimin Yang, Sheng Dai

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Abstract

The emergence of porous liquids (PLs) opened opportunities to form unique antagonistic systems capable of fulfilling cascade reactions promoted by incompatible active sites in one pot, which is a long-term challenging subject in catalysis. Herein, unique bifunctional type III PL-based systems were facilely fabricated via assembly of zeolite nanosheets with ionic liquids. Rational structural design afforded PLs that feature high zeolite concentration, stable dispersion after 2 years, abundant cavity distribution, and involvement of antagonistic groups (acid and base sites) in separated and active form via steric hindrance control and electronic repulsion regulation. These unique properties worked cooperatively to fulfill the cascade deacetalization-Knoevenagel/Aldol condensation in one pot with superior catalytic efficiency outperforming the traditional systems. The key to success lies in the formation of bifunctional composites, transformation of zeolite from heterogeneous to homogeneous via surface modification, and rapid mass transfer ensured by the rigid porous architecture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3340-3358
Number of pages19
JournalChem
Volume7
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 9 2021

Funding

H.C., Z.Y., W.G., and S.D. were supported financially by the US Department of Energy , Office of Science , Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division , Catalysis Science program . H.P. was supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 21976078 and 21773106 ), the National Key R&D Program of China ( 2016YFC0205900 ), and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province ( 20201BAB203024 ).

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Science
Basic Energy Sciences
National Natural Science Foundation of China21773106, 21976078
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province20201BAB203024
National Key Research and Development Program of China2016YFC0205900

    Keywords

    • SDG12: Responsible consumption and production
    • antagonistic cascade catalysis
    • bifunctional
    • ionic liquid
    • porous liquid
    • zeolite

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