Catalysis of Transesterification by a Nonfunctionalized Metal−Organic Framework: Acido-Basicity at the External Surface of ZIF-8 Probed by FTIR and <i>ab Initio</i> Calculations

Chizallet, Céline; Lazare, Sandrine; Bazer-Bachi, Delphine; Bonnier, Fabien; Lecocq, Vincent; Soyer, Emmanuel; Quoineaud, Anne‐Agathe; Bats, Nicolas

doi:10.1021/ja103365s

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Catalysis of Transesterification by a Nonfunctionalized Metal−Organic Framework: Acido-Basicity at the External Surface of ZIF-8 Probed by FTIR and ab Initio Calculations

Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society • Aug 17, 2010

Authors:

Céline Chizallet

Sandrine Lazare

Delphine Bazer-Bachi

Abstract

The zeolite imidazolate framework ZIF-8 is shown for the first time to be able to catalyze transesterification of vegetable oil with significant activity. Rationalization of this behavior at the atomic scale is provided by combining CO adsorption monitored by FTIR and DFT calculations (clusters and ...

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Chemistry

Adsorption

Catalysis

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