Improved Postsynthesis Strategy to Sn-Beta Zeolites as Lewis Acid Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Hydration of Epoxides
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Abstract
Nanocrystalline Sn-Beta zeolites have been successfully prepared via an improved two-step postsynthesis strategy, which consists of creating vacant T sites with associated silanol groups by dealumination of parent H-Beta and subsequent dry impregnation of the resulting Si-Beta with organometallic dimethyltin dichloride. Characterization results from UV–vis, XPS, Raman, and 119Sn solid-state MAS NMR reveal that most Sn species have been successfully incorporated into the framework of Beta zeolite through the postsynthesis process and exist as isolated tetrahedral Sn(IV) in open arrangement. The creation of strong Lewis acid sites upon Sn incorporation is confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy with pyridine adsorption. The Sn-Beta Lewis acid catalysts are applied in the ring-opening hydration of epoxides to the corresponding 1,2-diols under near ambient and solvent-free conditions, and remarkable activity can be obtained. The impacts of Lewis acidity, preparation parameters, and reaction conditions on the catalytic performance of Sn-Beta zeolites are discussed in detail.
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