Kalimani FM, Khorshidi A. Ag-embedded manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieve (Ag-OMS-2) nano-rods as efficient heterogeneous catalysts for hydration of nitriles to amides in aqueous solution.
RSC Adv 2023;
13:6909-6918. [PMID:
36874936 PMCID:
PMC9977403 DOI:
10.1039/d3ra00292f]
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Abstract
Silver-embedded manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieve (Ag-OMS-2) nano-rods were synthesized using a pre-incorporation approach, and unambiguously characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). A highly uniform distribution of Ag nanoparticles embedded in the porous structure of OMS-2, was found to be in favor of high catalytic activity of the composite for hydration of nitriles to corresponding amides in aqueous solution. By using a catalyst dosage of 30 mg per mmol of substrate, in the temperature range of 80-100 °C, and reaction times of 4-9 h, excellent yields (73-96%) of the desired amides (13 examples) were obtained. Also, the catalyst was easy to recycle, and showed a slight decrease in efficiency after six consecutive runs.
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