Chromium Based Metal-Organic Framework Mil-101 Decorated Palladium Nanoparticles for the Methanolysis of Ammonia-Borane

Abstract

Palladium nanoparticles stabilized by an MIL-101 metal-organic framework (Pd@MIL-101) are synthesized by a novel synthesis approach. A Pd@MIL-101 catalyst facilitates H(2)generation from the methanolysis of ammonia-borane with record catalytic activity (TOF = 1080 min(-1)) at room temperature. Moreover, the exceptional stability of Pd@MIL-101 makes it a reusable heterogeneous catalyst in this catalytic transformation.