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    Tailoring the First Coordination Shell of Isolated Ti(IV) Active Sites in Zeolite Frameworks Boosting Catalytic Activity in Epoxidation
    (2025-05-08)
    Klinyod, Sorasak
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    Yomthong, Krissanapat
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    Suttipat, Duangkamon
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    Pornsetmetakul, Peerapol
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    Kidkhunthod, Pinit
    We present a strategy to precisely tune the local structure of the tetrahedrally coordinated titanium (Ti) sites incorporated in the zeolite framework via a one-pot hydrothermal synthesis with the aid of NH<inf>4</inf>F without any further postmodification step. This approach effectively prevents typical issues observed in postsynthetic methods, such as Ti leaching and zeolite framework degradation. By optimizing the NH<inf>4</inf>F concentration in the synthesis precursor, the formation of open Ti(OSi)<inf>3</inf>OH and Ti(OSi)<inf>3</inf>F active species can be precisely controlled. To elucidate the relationship between various Ti active species, including closed Ti(OSi)<inf>4</inf>, open Ti(OSi)<inf>3</inf>OH, and open Ti(OSi)<inf>3</inf>F sites and their catalytic performances in methyl oleate (MO) epoxidation, we employed ultraviolet–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–vis DRS), fluorine X-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy (F-XANES), and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Our findings reveal that increased positive charges on Ti active centers, in the order of closed Ti(OSi)<inf>4</inf> < open Ti(OSi)<inf>3</inf>OH < open Ti(OSi)<inf>3</inf>F, correlate with enhanced catalytic performance in MO epoxidation. However, an excessive proportion of Ti(OSi)<inf>3</inf>F species in the framework can diminish catalytic performance by promoting undesired side reactions. Therefore, we propose an optimized balance between open Ti(OSi)<inf>3</inf>OH and open Ti(OSi)<inf>3</inf>F species in the zeolite structure to maximize the catalytic activity of epoxidation.
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