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Synthesis of Sulfonated Carbon Nanocage and Its Performance as Solid Acid Catalyst

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A carbon nanocage material (CKT) was first successfully sulfonated by introducing sulfophenyl groups on the surface of pore channels through benzenesulfonic acid-containing aryl radical in situ generated from the reaction of 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid and isoamyl nitrite in water. The sulfonated carbon nanocage material (S-CKT) was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, powder small-angle X-ray diffraction and nitrogen sorption measurements. The results showed that the S-CKT still possess the high specific surface area (787 m2/g) and uniform mesoporous (pore diameter 4.7 nm) structures, although the structure of S-CKT is slightly disorder, compared with its unsulfonated precursor. S-CKT, as a carbon-based solid acid catalyst, showed good catalytic performance and reusability in the cross-Aldol condensation of ketones with aromatic aldehydes under solvent-free condition.

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[Dispersibility of S-CKT in H2O, DMF, EtOH (from left to right) after 6 month]

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The authors are thankful to financial support from the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20972090), and grateful to Dr. Kai-qiang Liu for TEM measurements and Dr. Ming-zhen Wang for NMR measurements.

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  1. Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’ an, 710062, China

    Pei Lin, Baolin Li, Jiangtao Li, Huichun Wang & Xiaomei Wang

  2. School of Physical Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’ an, 710062, China

    Xiaobing Bian

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Lin, P., Li, B., Li, J. et al. Synthesis of Sulfonated Carbon Nanocage and Its Performance as Solid Acid Catalyst. Catal Lett 141, 459–466 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-010-0526-6

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