Abstract
A novel magnetic ionic liquid based periodic mesoporous organosilica supported palladium (Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd) nanocomposite is synthesized, characterized and its catalytic performance is investigated in the Heck reaction. The Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd nanocatalyst was characterized using FT-IR, PXRD, SEM, TEM, VSM, TG, nitrogen-sorption and EDX analyses. This nanocomposite was effectively employed as catalyst in the Heck reaction to give corresponding arylalkenes in high yield. The recovery test was performed to study the catalyst stability and durability under applied conditions.
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Introduction
In recent years, magnetite nanoparticles, due to their magnetic properties, biocompatibility and easy separation have received a great deal of attention in various fields of science and technology. These have a lot of applications in the areas of catalysis, sensors, drug delivery, water purification and separation1,2,3,4,5,6. However, if the surface of these NPs is left untreated, they oxidize easily and large clusters are formed by the agglomeration of small Fe3O4 NPs that limit their use for practical applications. To overcome these problems, various shell/covers such as noble metals, metal oxide, silica and polymers have been employed for the protection of magnetite NPs5,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14. Among these, silica shells due to their high chemical stability, versatility for surface modification and great biocompatibility are known to be one of the most suitable coating layers. Hence, silica-coated MNPs provide a vast perspective for designing efficient magnetic catalyst supports14,15,16,17,18,19. On the other hand, periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMOs) are a desirable class of organic–inorganic materials that have emerged as an ideal shell for MNPs, due to their excellent properties such as high surface area, high lipophilicity and high thermal and mechanical stability20,21,22,23. Some recently reported magnetic catalytic systems include Fe3O4@SiO2/Pr-N = Mo[Mo5O18]24, Fe3O4@SiO2@HPG-OPPh2-PNP25, Fe3O4@SiO214, Fe3O4@SiO2/Shiff-base/M26, Fe3O4@nSiO2@mSiO227 and Fe3O4@SiO2@TiO228.
Ionic liquids (ILs), due to their ability to dissolve a diversity of compounds, have attracted tremendous attention in chemistry and material sciences in the last decade29,30,31. In particular, recently imidazolium-based ILs have been widely used as an outstanding stabilizer for metal nanoparticles during catalytic reactions; also, as a linker that connects catalyst to solid-supports which further enhance the catalytic activity32,33,34. Some of newly developed systems are, Fe3O4/KCC-1/IL/HPW35. Fe3O4@SiO2@(CH2)3-imidazole-SO3H36, L-proline-IL-SiO2@Fe3O434, Fe3O4@nSiO2@mSiO2/Pr-Imi-NH2.Ag33 and Fe3O4@SiO2@MIPs32.
The Heck coupling reaction is one of the most important organic reaction involving Pd-catalyzed coupling of aryl halides and olefins in the presence of a base. Some of the magnetic catalysts that have been used for the Heck reaction are Fe3O4@DAG/Pd37, Fe3O4@SiO2@Carbapalladacycle38, Fe3O4@SiO2–imid–PMA39, Fe3O4@PAA-Pd(II)40 and Pd/-AlOOH@Fe3O441.
In view of the above, in this study, a novel Pd-containing magnetic IL-based PMO (Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd) is prepared, characterized and its catalytic application is investigated in the Heck reaction.
Experimental section
Preparation of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO nanoparticles
First, the Fe3O4@SiO2 NPs were prepared according to a previous report42. In order to prepare Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO, 0.5 g of Fe3O4@SiO2 was added to a flask containing distilled water (5 mL), HCl (2 M, 11 mL) and KCl (3 g) while stirring at 40 °C. Then, 1.5 g of pluronic P123 was added and stirring was continued at 40 °C for 3 h. Next, 0.2 g of 1,3-bis(trimethoxysilylpropyl)imidazolium chloride and 1.5 mL of tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) were added and the resulted mixture was stirred at 25 °C for 24 h under an argon atmosphere. The resulted combination was aged for 72 h at 100 °C. After that, the product was separated using an external magnet, washed with water and EtOH and dried at 70 °C for 12 h43. The P123 surfactant was removed by a Soxhlet apparatus using acidic ethanol. The final material was called Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO.
Preparation of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd
For this, 0.25 g of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO was completely dispersed in 40 mL of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) under ultrasonic irradiation for 20 min. Then, 0.025 g of Pd (OAc)2·4H2O was added and the obtained mixture was stirred at 25 °C for 24 h. Next, the product was separated using a magnet, washed, dried at 70 °C and called Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd.
Procedure for Heck coupling using Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd nanocatalyst
For this purpose, 0.48 mol% of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd was added to a DMF solution of Ar-X (1 mmol), alkyl acrylate (2 mmol) and base (2 mmol). This was stirred at 105 °C. After completion of the reaction, ethyl acetate (10 mL) and water (10 mL) were added and the catalyst was separated by a magnet. The mixture was decanted and the organic phase was separated and dried over Na2SO4. The desired products were obtained after evaporation of solvent and/or recrystallization.
Results and discussion
The Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd nanocomposite was prepared according to Fig. 1. As shown, Fe3O4@SiO2 was first prepared by coating a silica layer over the Fe3O4 surface. Then, the IL-PMO shell was created over Fe3O4@SiO2 via hydrolysis and co-condensation of TMOS and ionic liquid in the presence of pluronic p123 template. The Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd nanocomposite was finally obtained via treatment of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO with Pd(OAc)2.
Figure 2 shows the FT-IR spectra of prepared materials. For all samples, the bands appeared at 586 and 3400 cm-1 are, respectively, assigned to Fe–O and O–H bonds (Fig. 2). For the Fe3O4@SiO2 and Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd materials, the peaks at 823 and 1077 cm-1 are assigned to Si–O–Si bands indicating successful coating of amorphous silica on Fe3O4 (Fig. 2b). Moreover, for the Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd material, the peaks appeared at 2923, 1420, and 1625 cm−1 are, respectively, due to the vibrations of aliphatic C–H, C=C and C=N bands of IL rings (Fig. 2c). These results confirm the successful coating of silica and IL-based periodic mesoporous organosilica shells over magnetite NPs.
Figure 3 shows the wide-angle PXRD analysis of Fe3O4, Fe3O4@SiO2, Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO and Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd nanoparticles. The signals at 30.3, 35.7, 43.4, 53.8, 57.7 and 63.0 are, respectively, due to the reflections of 220, 311, 400, 422, 511 and 440. This confirms high stability of crystalline structure of magnetite NPs during catalyst preparation. It is also important to note that, for Fe3O4@SiO2, Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO and Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd materials, the intensity of PXRD peaks is decreased, indicating the successful modification of magnetite NPs with SiO2, IL-PMO and palladium moieties.
The low-angle PXRD analysis of the Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd nanocomposite demonstrated a sharp peak at 2θ≈1 corresponding to the IL-PMO shell (Fig. 4).
The N2 adsorption–desorption isotherm of the Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd showed a type IV isotherm with a H1 hysteresis loop, which is characteristic of ordered mesostructures with high regularity (Fig. 5). Also, the BET surface area, average pore size and total pore volume of the designed Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd nanocomposite were found to be 496.29 m2/g, 4.64 nm and 0.76 cm3/g, respectively. These results are in good agreement with low-angle PXRD analysis proving well formation of an ordered PMO shell for Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd.
The VSM analysis was performed to investigate the magnetic properties of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd (Fig. 6). This showed a saturation magnetization about 45 emu·g−1, which is lower than that of pure magnetic iron oxide NPs (60 emu g−1)44. This proves the successful coating of SiO2 and PMO shells over magnetite NPs and also confirms the high magnetic properties of the catalyst which is an excellent characteristic in the catalytic fields.
The EDX pattern of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd demonstrated the signals of Fe, O, Si, C, Cl, Pd and N elements, conforming successful coating/immobilization of SiO2, ionic liquid and Pd moieties on magnetite NPs (Fig. 7).
The SEM analysis of Fe3O4, Fe3O4@SiO2, Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO and Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd showed a uniform spherical morphology for all samples (Fig. 8). Furthermore, according to the histogram of the SEM images (Fig. 9, inset), the average particle size of Fe3O4, Fe3O4@SiO2, Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO and Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd NPs were 20.00 ± 2.10, 30.11 ± 2.12, 49.20 ± 2.30 and 51.22 ± 2.42 nm, respectively. The increase in the particle size after each step confirms the successful shell formation and modification of magnetite NPs according to Fig. 1.
The TEM image of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd material also showed spherical particles with a black core (magnetite NPs) and gray shell (SiO2@IL-PMO layer) (Fig. 9).
According to TG analysis, a weight loss of about 9% was observed corresponding to the immobilized/incorporated ionic liquid groups onto/into material framework (Fig. 10).
The Heck reaction was selected as a valuable coupling reaction to evaluate the catalytic activity of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd as a heterogeneous catalyst. The Heck reaction between iodobenzene and ethyl acrylate was selected as a test model. The effect of solvent showed that DMF is the best giving an excellent yield of 98% (Table 1, entries 1–5). The study also showed that the rate of reaction is affected by the amount of the catalyst. As shown, the reaction yield is increased with increasing catalyst loading from 0.24 to 0.48 mol% (Table 1, entry 5 vs entry 6). Among various bases, K2CO3 was the most effective compared to others (Table 1, entry 5 vs entries 8–11). Screening different temperatures showed that at 105 °C the best result is delivered (Table 1, entry 5 vs entries 12, 13). Accordingly, the use of 0.48 mol% of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd and DMF at 105 ºC were selected as optimum conditions. In the next study, this Heck reaction was performed using Pd-free Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO and Fe3O4@SiO2 materials under the same conditions as Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd. Interestingly, in the latter study no conversion was observed indicating that the process is actually catalyzed by supported Pd species (Table 1, entry 5 vs entries 14, 15).
After optimization, the catalyst was employed in the Heck-coupling reaction for the preparation of some styrene derivatives. As shown in Table 2, all aryl halides bearing both electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents reacted effectively with acrylates to give corresponding Heck products in high yield. This demonstrates high efficiency of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd nanocomposite for the preparation of a wide-range of important arylalkenes.
The recovery of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd was also investigated under optimum conditions. For this, after each reaction cycle, the catalyst was removed magnetically and after washing and drying, it was reused in the next run. The results showed that the catalyst could be recovered and reused for four times with no important reduction in its performance (Fig. 11).
Conclusion
In this study, a novel core–shell structured Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd nanocomposite was synthesized and characterized. The well immobilization/incorporation and high stability of ionic liquid and palladium moieties over magnetite NPs were confirmed by FT-IR, TG and EDX analyses. The VSM and PXRD showed good magnetic properties of Fe3O4@SiO2@IL-PMO/Pd. The nitrogen-sorption and low-angle PXRD showed a mesoporous shell for the designed material. This nanocomposite was catalytically employed in the Heck reaction giving high yield of corresponding coupling products. The recovery test demonstrated high stability and durability of active catalytic species during applied conditions.
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Neysi, M., Elhamifar, D. Pd-containing magnetic periodic mesoporous organosilica nanocomposite as an efficient and highly recoverable catalyst. Sci Rep 12, 7970 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11918-x
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