Nickel(II) Phosphate VSB-5: A Magnetic Nanoporous Hydrogenation Catalyst with 24-Ring Tunnels

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2001 Aug 3;40(15):2831-2834. doi: 10.1002/1521-3773(20010803)40:15<2831::AID-ANIE2831>3.0.CO;2-Z.

Abstract

Nanoporosity, good thermal stability, antiferromagnetic ordering, and hydrogenation with basic catalytic character are four important properties of the large-pore (24MR), zeolitic nickel(II) phosphate, VSB-5 (Ni20 [(OH)12 (H2 O)6 ][(HPO4 )8 (PO4 )4 ]⋅12 H2 O), which has been prepared under alkaline hydrothermal conditions. The structure of VSB-5 is depicted: NiO6 octahedra: green; PO4 tetrahedra: red.

Keywords: P ligands; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogenation; microporous materials; nickel; zeolites.