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CHAPTER 6<br />

[24, 25]. MOFs have been used as catalysts for various types of oxidation reactions in the liquid<br />

phase, e.g. alcohol oxidation [26], epoxidation [27, 28], hydrocarbon oxidation [29, 30],<br />

hydroquinone oxidation [31], oxidation of organic sulfides [32] or the oxidation of aromatics [33].<br />

Especially for these oxidation reactions, a certain degree of deactivation is frequently observed. Co‐<br />

based MOFs were used previously for the oxidation of cyclohexene with TBHP resulting mainly in<br />

allylic oxidation products [34, 35].<br />

In the present study the epoxidation of styrene and stilbene by molecular oxygen is<br />

investigated using DMF as solvent and the MOF catalyst STA‐12(Co). The MOF structure has been<br />

resolved by Rietveld refinement featuring an analogous structure to STA‐12(Ni) [36] and is therefore<br />

a high metal containing alternative to the frequently used zeolites. The influence of important<br />

reaction parameters is examined in detail in order to clarify the role of the Co‐MOF and the role of<br />

various activating and deactivating additives on the catalytic reaction were investigated. In situ<br />

electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) studies provided<br />

additional valuable mechanistic information.<br />

6.2 Experimental<br />

6.2.1 Materials<br />

(E)‐stilbene (97 %), 4‐tert.‐butyl catechol (≥98 %), Cobalt (>99.8 %), dimethylacetamide (puriss.) and<br />

PPh3 (≈99 %) were obtained from Fluka. Benzaldehyde (99.5 %, redist.) was obtained from Acros<br />

Organics, biphenyl (99.5 %) and 2,6‐di‐tert.‐butyl‐4‐methylphenol (≥99 %) from Sigma‐Aldrich, and<br />

N,N‐dimethylformamide (99.8 %) from VWR. Oxygen was used from PanGas (grade 5.0). Styrene<br />

(Sigma‐Aldrich, 99.5 %, stabilized) was distilled prior to use. Synthesis of N‐formyl‐N‐<br />

methylformamide (FMF): For the preparation of N‐formyl‐N‐methylformamide 12.5 ml (0.2 mol) of<br />

iodomethane (ABCR, 99 %) and 22.8 g (0.24 mol) of sodium diformylamide (Acros) were added to a<br />

flask containing 50 mL of acetonitrile (Sigma‐Aldrich, ≥ 99.5 %) [37]. The mixture was stirred for 4<br />

hours under reflux. After cooling the solution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator until<br />

sodium iodide precipitated. The mixture was filtered and the process was repeated with the filtrate<br />

until no further precipitation occurred. Acetonitrile was removed by evacuation to afford N‐formyl‐N‐<br />

methylformamide sufficiently pure for GC analysis. The synthesis of FMF was done by Bertram<br />

Kimmerle (ETH Zürich).<br />

6.2.2 MOF synthesis<br />

STA‐12(Co) was synthesized hydrothermally by reaction of cobalt(II) acetate and N,N’‐<br />

piperazinebis(methylenephosphonic acid) (H4L), prepared by the method reported by Mowat et al.<br />

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