Tuning the Molecular Structure and Reaction Mechanism of Olefin Metathesis by Model Bilayered Supported MoO /AlO /SiO Catalysts.

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Operando Molecular Spectroscopy & Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States.

Published: July 2025


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The molecular structure and activity of supported MoO olefin metathesis catalysts are heavily impacted by the choice of catalyst support. In this study, surface modification of the SiO support with AlO and selective anchoring of the MoO on the surface AlO sites were used to tune the structure, activation, and reactivity of the resulting surface MoO sites. Extensive molecular characterization, chemical probe studies, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the enhanced activity of the supported MoO /AlO /SiO catalyst over the MoO /SiO catalyst is associated with more favorable activation and kinetics of surface MoO anchored at AlO sites.

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