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One-Pot Synthesis of Heterobimetallic Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Multifunctional Catalysis

Journal

CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
Volume 25, Issue 44, Pages 10490-10498

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901939

Keywords

bimetallic Fe-Co; catalysis; electrocatalysis; metal-organic frameworks; nitroarene reduction

Funding

  1. Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan [NRPU-5910]

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A one-pot synthesis of bimetallic metal-organic frameworks (Co/Fe-MOFs) was achieved by treating stoichiometric amounts of Fe and Co salts with 2-aminoterephthalic acid (NH2-BDC). Monometallic Fe (catalyst A) and Co (catalyst F) were also prepared along with mixed-metal Fe/Co catalysts (B-E) by changing the Fe/Co ratio. For mixed-metal catalysts (B-E) SEM energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis confirmed the incorporation of both Fe and Co in the catalysts. However, a spindle-shaped morphology, typically known for the Fe-MIL-88B structure and confirmed by PXRD analysis, was only observed for catalysts A-D. To test the catalytic potential of mixed-metal MOFs, reduction of nitroarenes was selected as a benchmark reaction. Incorporation of Co enhanced the activity of the catalysts compared with the parent NH2-BDC-Fe catalyst. These MOFs were also tested as electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the best activity was exhibited by mixed-metal Fe/Co-MOF (Fe/Co batch ratio=1). The catalyst provided a current density of 10 mA cm(-2) at 410 mV overpotential, which is comparable to the benchmark OER catalyst (i.e., RuO2). Moreover, it showed long-term stability in 1 m KOH. In a third catalytic test, dehydrogenation of sodium borohydride showed high activity (turnover frequency=87 min(-1)) and hydrogen generation rate (67 L min(-1) g(-1) catalyst). This is the first example of the synthesis of bimetallic MOFs as multifunctional catalysts particularly for catalytic reduction of nitroarenes and dehydrogenation reactions.

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