Abstract
Chromium(III), zinc(II) and nickel(II) complexes of thio-Schiff base derived from salicylaldehyde and 4-amino-2,4-dihydro-1,2,4-triazole-5-thione have been encapsulated in the nanopores of zeolite-Y by a flexible ligand method. The prepared encapsulated metal complexes have been characterized by surface analysis (XRD and N2 adsorption/desorption), spectroscopic methods, chemical and thermal analyses. The various techniques of characterization used demonstrated that these complexes were effectively encapsulated in the zeolite supercages without structural modification or loss of crystallinity of the zeolite framework. The encapsulated complexes were screened as heterogeneous catalysts for various oxidation reactions such as phenol, cyclohexene and styrene oxidation, using H2O2 as an oxidant. Under the optimized conditions, these catalysts exhibited high to moderate activity. After a few cycles these catalysts were found to be stable and could be reused after recovering without detectable catalyst leaching or significant loss of activity.
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