Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of new mesoporous Sr-based oxalate-phosphate-amine MOF

Document Type : Original Article

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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

Abstract

Sr-based oxalate-phosphate-amine MOF was typically prepared under mild hydrothermal synthesis using anhydrous strontium nitrate Sr(NO3)2. Water as a green solvent, oxalic acid as the aliphatic linker, urea as the directing agent and orthophosphoric acid were used. The produced Sr-OPA-MOF has been typified by TEM, XRD, and FT-IR techniques. The synthesized MOF was found to exhibit outstanding catalytic activity on the formation of xanthene (14-phenyl-14H-dibenzo [a,j] xanthene). 

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