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Supported metal-substituted polyoxometalates; carbon; sulfoxidation; 2-(methylthio)-benzothiazole oxidation; hydrogen peroxide.

Polyoxometalates with lacunary Keggin structure modified with transition metal ions [PW₁₁O₃₉M(H₂O)]⁵⁻, where M = Ni²⁺, Co²⁺, Cu²⁺ or Zn²⁺, were synthesized and supported on activated carbon to obtain the PW11MC catalysts. Using FT-IR and DTA-TGA it was concluded that the [PW₁₁O₃₉M(H₂O)]⁵⁻ species are interacting with the functional groups of the support, and that thermal treatment leads to the loss of the coordinatively bonded water molecules without any noticeable anion degradation. The activity and selectivity of the catalysts in the sulfoxidation reaction of 2-(methylthio)-benzothiazole, an emerging environmental pollutant, were evaluated. The reaction was carried out in acetonitrile as solvent using H₂O₂ 35% p/v as a clean oxidant. The conversion values decreased in the following order: PW11NiC > PW11CuC > PW11CoC > PW11ZnC, with selectivity to sulfoxide higher than 69%. The catalyst could be reused without appreciable loss of the catalytic activity at least three times. The materials were found to be efficient and recyclable catalysts for 2-(methylthio)-benzothiazole sulfoxidation in order to obtain a more biodegradable product than the corresponding substrate.

Romina A Frenzel¹ Gustavo P Romanelli¹ Mirta N Blanco¹ Luis R Piz¹

1. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas ``Dr. Jorge J. Ronco” (CINDECA), CCT-LaPlata-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 47 N° 257 (B1900AJK) La Plata, Argentina

Published

January 2015

Manuscript received

18 February 2014

Manuscript revised

19 June 2014

Accepted

22 June 2014