Methane Oxidation to Methanol Catalyzed by Cu-Oxo Clusters Stabilized in NU-1000 Metal–Organic Framework

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 139; no. 30; pp. 10294 - 10301
• Main Authors: Ikuno, Takaaki, Zheng, Jian, Vjunov, Aleksei, Sanchez-Sanchez, Maricruz, Ortuño, Manuel A, Pahls, Dale R, Fulton, John L, Camaioni, Donald M, Li, Zhanyong, Ray, Debmalya, Mehdi, B. Layla, Browning, Nigel D, Farha, Omar K, Hupp, Joseph T, Cramer, Christopher J, Gagliardi, Laura, Lercher, Johannes A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 02.08.2017; American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Subjects: carbon; carbon dioxide; catalysts; coordination polymers; cupric oxide; density functional theory; methane; methanol; oxidation; X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Copper oxide clusters synthesized via atomic layer deposition on the nodes of the metal–organic framework (MOF) NU-1000 are active for oxidation of methane to methanol under mild reaction conditions. Analysis of chemical reactivity, in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and density functional theor...