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Bimetallic Aluminum- and Niobium-Doped MCM-41 for Efficient Conversion of Biomass-Derived 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran to Pentadienes.


ABSTRACT: The production of conjugated C4-C5 dienes from biomass can enable the sustainable synthesis of many important polymers and liquid fuels. Here, we report the first example of bimetallic (Nb, Al)-atomically doped mesoporous silica, denoted as AlNb-MCM-41, which affords quantitative conversion of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) to pentadienes with a high selectivity of 91 %. The incorporation of AlIII and NbV sites into the framework of AlNb-MCM-41 has effectively tuned the nature and distribution of Lewis and Brønsted acid sites within the structure. Operando X-ray absorption, diffuse reflectance infrared and solid-state NMR spectroscopy collectively reveal the molecular mechanism of the conversion of adsorbed 2-MTHF over AlNb-MCM-41. Specifically, the atomically-dispersed NbV sites play an important role in binding 2-MTHF to drive the conversion. Overall, this study highlights the potential of hetero-atomic mesoporous solids for the manufacture of renewable materials.

SUBMITTER: Fan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10098840 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Bimetallic Aluminum- and Niobium-Doped MCM-41 for Efficient Conversion of Biomass-Derived 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran to Pentadienes.

Fan Mengtian M   Xu Shaojun S   An Bing B   Sheveleva Alena M AM   Betts Alexander A   Hurd Joseph J   Zhu Zhaodong Z   He Meng M   Iuga Dinu D   Lin Longfei L   Kang Xinchen X   Parlett Christopher M A CMA   Tuna Floriana F   McInnes Eric J L EJL   Keenan Luke L LL   Lee Daniel D   Attfield Martin P MP   Yang Sihai S  

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20221117 51


The production of conjugated C4-C5 dienes from biomass can enable the sustainable synthesis of many important polymers and liquid fuels. Here, we report the first example of bimetallic (Nb, Al)-atomically doped mesoporous silica, denoted as AlNb-MCM-41, which affords quantitative conversion of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) to pentadienes with a high selectivity of 91 %. The incorporation of Al<sup>III</sup> and Nb<sup>V</sup> sites into the framework of AlNb-MCM-41 has effectively tuned the n  ...[more]

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