ITQ-54: a multi-dimensional extra-large pore zeolite with 20 × 14 × 12-ring channels

A multi-dimensional extra-large pore silicogermanate zeolite, named ITQ-54, has been synthesised by in situ decomposition of the N,N-dicyclohexylisoindolinium cation into the N-cyclohexylisoindolinium cation. Its structure was solved by 3D rotation electron diffraction (RED) from crystals of ca. 1 μ...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Jiang, Jiuxing, Yun, Yifeng, Zou, Xiaodong, Jorda Moret, Jose Luis|||0000-0002-0304-5680, Corma Canós, Avelino|||0000-0002-2232-3527
Format: article
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repository:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/64786
Online Access:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/64786
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:STRUCTURE-DIRECTING AGENTS
MOLECULAR-SIEVE
ELECTRON CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
GALLOGERMANATE ZEOLITE
DIFFRACTION
GERMANIUM
QUIMICA ORGANICA
Description
Summary:A multi-dimensional extra-large pore silicogermanate zeolite, named ITQ-54, has been synthesised by in situ decomposition of the N,N-dicyclohexylisoindolinium cation into the N-cyclohexylisoindolinium cation. Its structure was solved by 3D rotation electron diffraction (RED) from crystals of ca. 1 μm in size. The structure of ITQ-54 contains straight intersecting 20 × 14 × 12-ring channels along the three crystallographic axes and it is one of the few zeolites with extra-large channels in more than one direction. ITQ-54 has a framework density of 11.1 T atoms per 1000 Å3, which is one of the lowest among the known zeolites. ITQ-54 was obtained together with GeO2 as an impurity. A heavy liquid separation method was developed and successfully applied to remove this impurity from the zeolite. ITQ-54 is stable up to 600 °C and exhibits permanent porosity. The structure was further refined using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) data for both as-made and calcined samples.