1. Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Derived from Bamboo Shoot as Solid Base Catalyst for Knoevenagel Condensation and Transesterification Reactions
- Author
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Jingxin Wang, Bo Zhang, Changle Jiang, Bingbing Mi, Liu Xianmiao, Xiufang Chen, Zhijia Liu, Benhua Fei, and Xiujuan Chen
- Subjects
chemistry.chemical_element ,010402 general chemistry ,lcsh:Chemical technology ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,lcsh:Chemistry ,Deprotonation ,Specific surface area ,solid base catalyst ,lcsh:TP1-1185 ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Knoevenagel condensation ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Condensation ,Transesterification ,Bamboo shoot ,0104 chemical sciences ,nitrogen doped ,transesterification ,Chemical engineering ,lcsh:QD1-999 ,bamboo shoot ,Carbon - Abstract
Highly porous nitrogen-doped carbons derived from bamboo shoots (BSNCs) were prepared through an in-situ synthesis method. The results showed that BSNCs had a large specific surface area, a relatively high nitrogen content and hierarchically porous structures. The catalytic properties of BSNCs were evaluated based on Knoevenagel condensation and transesterification reactions. Deprotonated BSNC-700 exhibited high efficiency for the model reactions as a solid base catalyst, and the superior sample deprotonated in tBuOK solution with a concentration of 0.1 increased the conversion rate from 16.1% to 76.0% for Knoevenagel condensation. The two reactions proceeded smoothly in the presence of deprotonated BSNC-700. The results also showed that the catalyst could be recycled for several times for Knoevenagel condensation. The results from this research will provide a guideline to develop bamboo shoot as a precursor to fabricate a superb solid base catalyst.
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- 2018