Abstract
Layered and nanosheet aggregates of HTaMoO6 were examined as solid acid catalysts. The HTaMoO6 aggregated nanosheets were formed by soft chemical processing of layered HTaMoO6 using tetra (n-butylammonium) hydroxide. The catalytic activity and acid properties of the HTaMoO6 compounds were compared with those of layered HNbMoO6 and a range of conventional solid acids. The catalytic activity of HTaMoO6 for Friedel-Crafts alkylation with benzyl alcohol, hydrolysis of disaccharides, and esterification of acetic acid and lactic acid increased after exfoliation and aggregation, consistent with the acid strengths determined by NH3 temperature-programmed desorption and 31P magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy measurements. HTaMoO6 nanosheets possess additional strong acid sites on the oxide formed by exposure of a single layer, along with strong acid sites within the interlayer of the layered aggregate structure, resulting in higher acid catalytic activity than that of the original layered oxide.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 206-212 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Catalysis |
Volume | 270 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 22 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Friedel-Crafts alkylation
- Hydrolysis
- Layered metal oxides
- NH temperature-programmed desorption
- Nanosheets
- P magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Solid acid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry