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PtCu/PCN-224异质结光热催化苯甲醇选择性氧化

张辉, 陈玉贞*   

  1. 青岛科技大学 化工学院 山东青岛 266042
  • 投稿日期:2026-03-09
  • 基金资助:
    山东省自然科学基金(ZR2024MB002)和国家自然科学基金(No. 22275108).

PtCu/PCN-224 Heterojunction for Photothermal-Driven Selective Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol

Zhang Hui, Chen Yuzhen*   

  1. College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042
  • Received:2026-03-09
  • Contact: *E-mail: yzchen@qust.edu.cn; Tel.: telephone number (0532-840229727); Fax: fax number (0532-840229727)
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (ZR2024MB002) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22275108)

苯甲醇选择性氧化到高附加值的苯甲醛是精细化工领域的重要反应. 传统合成工艺通常需要高温、高压、强氧化剂等,能耗高、环境污染严重且醛选择性低. 本研究将金属纳米晶和卟啉金属-有机框架材料(MOF,PCN-224)复合得到PtCu/PCN-224异质结. 该材料不仅继承了纳米晶和卟啉MOF各自的优势,还集合了纳米晶与MOF间的主客体协同、双金属间的客体协同及二者良好的光热效应. 因此,PtCu/PCN-224在室温、可见光下实现了苯甲醇完全氧化到苯甲醛的高效转化. 其性能显著优于单金属、PtCu合金和Pt/PCN-224催化剂. 此外,本研究通过理论计算从理论层面深入探讨了单线态氧氧化苯甲醇的可行性,并明确了PtCu对反应能垒的降低及底物的活化机制. 该工作为单线态氧的调控合成及其醇氧化提供了重要指示和理论依据.

关键词: 金属有机框架材料, 金属纳米晶, 单线态氧, 光热催化, 苯甲醇氧化

The selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde represents an important transformation within the fine chemical industry. Conventional synthetic routes, however, typically require harsh conditions involving high temperatures/pressures, and stoichiometric strong oxidants, leading to substantial energy consumption, severe environmental concerns, and low aldehyde selectivity. Therefore, the development of green and efficient catalytic systems capable of operating under mild conditions is of considerable significance. Herein, we propose a PtCu/PCN-224 heterojunction constructed by integrating metal nanocrystals with a porphyrinic metal-organic framework (MOF), PCN-224. This hybrid architecture not only inherits the intrinsic advantages of both components but also integrates the host-guest synergy between PtCu nanocrystals (NCs) and PCN-224, guest-guest synergy between Pt and Cu species, and the enhanced photothermal properties of the composite. Consequently, the PtCu/PCN-224 heterojunction achieves complete conversion of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde (> 99% selectivity) under ambient conditions using visible light irradiation. Furthermore, the composite material exhibits excellent catalytic stability during cycle test. Experimental results demonstrated that the synergistic interaction between nanocrystals and MOF significantly enhances the electron transfer efficiency for the singlet oxygen (1O2) generation. Besides, the high light-to-thermal efficiency benefiting from the strong light harvesting capacity of both PtCu NCs and PCN-224 greatly promotes the aerobic reaction of alcohol oxidation. This performance was substantially superior to that of its monometallic counterparts, PtCu and Pt/PCN-224. More importantly, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed to elucidate the alcohol oxidation mechanism of 1O2. We demonstrate the feasibility of 1O2-mediated benzyl alcohol oxidation and identify the PtCu active sites as critical for lowering the reaction energy barrier and facilitating substrate activation. Significantly, 1O2 is confirmed as the predominant reactive oxygen species governing the oxidation process under photoexcitation. This work not only establishes a green and efficient photothermal catalytic platform but also provides a fundamental direction for the controlled generation of 1O2 and its application in selective alcohol oxidation.

Key words: metal-organic framework, metal nanocrystal, singlet oxygen, photothermal catalysis, benzyl alcohol oxidation