Ship-in-a-bottle synthesis of a large guest occupying two Y zeolite neighbour supercages: Characterisation and photocatalytic activity of the encapsulated bipyrylium ion

Mercedes Alvaro, Esther Carbonell Llopis, Antonio Doménech, Vicente Fornés, Hermenegildo García, Manoj Narayana

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Abstract

Catalyst catching: The ship-in-a-bottle synthesis of bipyrylium dication (BTP) occupying two zeolite Y supercages (BTP@Y) was achieved by reaction of dichalcone and acetophenone in the presence of an acid Y zeolite (Si/Al 13). The photocatalytic activity of BTP@Y for the degradation of phenol in water (see graphic) has a lower initial reaction rate, but the same final degradation percentage as the parent 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium ion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)483-487
Number of pages5
JournalChemPhysChem
Volume4
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Apr 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cage compounds
  • Electrochemistry
  • Photocatalysis
  • Semi-empirical calculations
  • Zeolites

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