Abstract
Interlayer-expanded zeolite, IEZ-NSI, has been post-synthesized from a two-dimensional (2D) layered precursor Nu-6(1) (Si/Al ratio = 30 - ∞) by intercalating with diethoxydimethylsilane in hydrochloric acid solution. Ethanol was demonstrated to be a suitable solvent for inducing an effective interlayer pillaring with monomeric silane. IEZ-NSI was revealed to possess a 3D crystalline structure composed of 10-membered ring (MR) channels by using Rietveld crystal structure refinement of the PXRD pattern of IEZ-Nu-6(1)-H (Si/Al = ∞). The 10-MR pores in IEZ-NSI were constructed through the linkages between the pillaring Si atoms and the NSI layers. IEZ-Nu-6(1)-H(Si/Al = ∞) crystallizes in space group P121/a1 (No. 14) with a = 22.9372(4) Å, b = 5.0205(5) Å, c = 13.8209(1) Å, and β = 103.294(22). IEZ-NSI with more accessible channels gave a higher catalytic activity in the esterification of acetic acid with ethanol in comparison to Nu-6(2).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4710-4718 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 10 Dec 2013 |
Keywords
- Nu-6(1)
- interlayer pore expansion
- lamellar zeolite
- silylation