Mechanochemical NaCl-Mediated Synthesis of Porous CuxMo1-xOy Catalyst for Knoevenagel Condensation

The development of a sustainable strategy for directing porosity into molybdate catalyst is interesting. Herein, a mechanochemical method was proposed to fabricate porous copper molybdate. By using NaCl as an easily removable and recyclable template, the obtained copper molybdate afforded a specific surface area of similar to 134 m(2)/g, which was higher than that of control samples via traditional methods, such as combustion-like methods (5 m(2)/g), hydrothermal methods (<1 m(2)/g), and coprecipitation methods (11 m(2)/g). Moreover, the obtained CuxMo1-xOy exhibited good catalytic performance for the Knoevenagel condensation reaction.

Automated summary

The mechanochemical method proposed in this study can fabricate porous copper molybdate with a high specific surface area, leading to improved catalytic performance compared to traditional methods. The obtained CuxMo1-xOy catalyst exhibited good performance in Knoevenagel condensation reactions.