A new 3-D open-framework zinc borovanadate with catalytic potentials in α-phenethyl alcohol oxidation

Abstract

A novel 3-D open-framework zinc borovanadate [Zn6(en)3][(VIVO)6(VVO)6O6 (B18O36(OH)6)·(H2O)]2·14H2O (1, en = ethylenediamine) was hydrothermally obtained and structurally characterized. The framework was built from [V12B18O54(OH)6(H2O)]10− polyanion clusters bridged by Zn(en) complex fragments. The compound not only possessed a three-dimensional open-framework structure with unique plane-shaped channels, but also exhibited excellent catalytic activities for the oxidation of α-phenethyl alcohol.