Article Title

Hydroformylation of alkenes over rhodium supported on the metal-organic framework ZIF-8

Authors

Chao Hou, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Guofeng Zhao, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Yongjun Ji, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Zhiqiang Niu, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Dingsheng Wang, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Yadong Li, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Keywords

heterogeneous catalysis, supported rhodium catalyst, metal–organic framework, ZIF-8, hydroformylation

Abstract

A highly porous and crystalline metal–organic framework (MOF) ZIF-8 has been synthesized and used for the preparation of a supported rhodium nanoparticle catalyst (Rh@ZIF-8). The material has been characterized by PXRD, TEM, EDX, ICP–AES and nitrogen adsorption. The catalytic properties of Rh@ZIF-8 have been investigated in the hydroformylation of alkenes, with different chain length and structure, to give the corresponding aldehydes, and showed high activity. Furthermore, after the reaction was complete, the catalyst could be easily separated from the products by simple decantation and reused five times without a significant decrease in the activity under the investigated conditions.

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-014-0501-4

Publisher

Tsinghua University Press

Recommended Citation

Chao Hou,Guofeng Zhao,Yongjun Ji,Zhiqiang Niu,Dingsheng Wang,Yadong Li, Hydroformylation of alkenes over rhodium supported on the metal-organic framework ZIF-8. NanoRes.2014, 7(9): 1364–1369