Review Article

Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials Based on Polyoxometalates and Ionic Liquids and Their Application in Catalysis

Table 1

Summary of the principal reaction and hybrids applied in biphasic and heterogeneous catalysis.

Reaction Model compoundHybridReferences

Oxidative desulfurizationBenzothiophene (BT),
5-methylbenzothiophenes (5-MBT)
dibenzothiophenes (DBT)
Quaternary ammonium POMs complexes;
[(C18H37)2N+(CH3)2]3[PW12O40] and [(C18H37)N(CH3)3]4[H2NaPW10O40]
[4951]
4-6 dimethyldibenzothiophene (4,6-DMDBT) + H2O2 and real diesel
DBT + H2O2Surfactant type POMs [(n-C8H17)3N(CH3)3]3{PO4[XO(O)2]2} 4,
[(n-C12H25)3NCH3]3{PO4[XO(O)2]2} 4, X = Mo and W
[52, 53]
BT, DBT, 4,6-DMDBT + H2O2[Bmim]3[PMo12O40] (1-butyl 3-methyl imidazolium phosphomolybdate)[54]
BT, DBT and 4,6-DMDBT + H2O2[Hmim]5[PMo10V2O40][55]
Real diesel oil[MIMPS]3PW12O40·2H2O (1-(3-sulfonic group) propyl-3-methyl imidazolium phosphotungstate), [Bmim]3PW12O40 (1-butyl 3-methyl imidazolium phosphotungstate), [Bmim]3PMo12O40 [Bmim]4SiW12O40.[56]
DBTO + H2O2Phosphotungstic acid containing ionic liquid immobilized on magnetic mesoporous silica[57]

EpoxidationOlefins + H2O2Peroxotungstate dihydroimidazolium-based hybrid on modified SiO2[58]
Methyl-9,10, octadecenoate + H2O2 + O2Peroxotungstate immobilized on amphiphilic resin using the methylimidazole and imidazole based ionic liquids with different alkyl substitutes (from C6 to C12) as a linkers[63]
Cyclooctene + H2O2[[n-C16H33N(CH3)3]4Na3PW11O39]
Venturello’s anion coupled with alkylimidazolium cations, heteropolytungstate-ionic liquidmodified silica magnetite particles
[72]
[77]
[78]
Oleic acid + H2O2 Q3{PO4[WO(O2)2]4} (Q = quaternary ammonium)[76]

Alcohols oxidationbenzyl alcohol + H2O2H3PW12O40 on 1-(3-aminopropyl)-3-propylimidazolium bromine modified SBA 15[59]
Variety of benzylic alcohols + H2O2Phosphotungstic based ionic liquid complex immobilized on mesoporous silica[61]
Variety of benzylic and aliphatic secondary alcohols1-methyl-3-butylimidazolium decatungstate [bmim][W10O23][64]
Benzene oxidation + O2 + ascorbic acid[(C4H9)4N]m[XW11YO39H2O] where X = P5+, Si4+, Ge4+, B3+ and Y = Ti4+, V5+, Cr3+, Mn2+, Fe3+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+[65]
Methanol + O2Bmim3PMo12O40 and Bmim3PW12O40[91, 92]

HydroxylationBenzene + H2O2Dicationic (dimethyl diimidazolium) [66, 67]

Esterification Palmitic acid to biodieselKeggin tungstophosphate complex SO3H functionalized zwitterion[68]
Variety of monocarboxylic acids with monohydric alcoholsImidazolium based [MIMPS]3PW12O40, pyridinium based-[PyPS]3PW12O40 and alkyl ammonium [TEAPS]3PW12O40[69, 70]

Transesterification Trimethylolpropane + various fatty acid methyl estersImidazolium based [MIMPS]3PW12O40, pyridinium based-[PyPS]3PW12O40, and alkyl ammonium [TEAPS]3PW12O40[71]