Phosphorus oxide clusters stabilized by carbon nanotubes for selective isomerization and dehydrogenation of β-isopentene

Abstract

Phosphorus oxide clusters (POCs) as metal-free active centers were used for the oxidative conversion of β-isopentene, exhibiting multiple catalytic functions in isomerization, dehydrogenation and combustion, similar to metal-centered analogues (MCAs). The POCs exhibit a more efficient hydrocarbon yield than the MCAs through the reduction of the combustion products by 20-fold.