Catalytic
oxidation of styrene has attracted extensive attention
in industries and academia. Benzaldehyde, one of the derived valuable
aromatic aldehyde oxidation products, has been extensively applied
in the perfume, pharmacy, and dye industries. However, it is difficult
to achieve a high yield by transforming styrene into benzaldehyde
with a sustainable supply of active catalysts. Furthermore, conventional
catalyst species inevitably suffer permanent catalytic failure, which
largely limits the product yield. Covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs)
have emerged as an excellent platform for heterogeneous catalysis
due to their regular pore channels and large specific surface area.
Herein, we report the use of a CTF loaded with Pd clusters (DCP-CTF@Pd-MC)
with a heteropore structure to oxidize styrene into benzaldehyde.
The obtained DCP-CTF@Pd-MC with high catalytic stability is easy to
recycle and shows excellent catalytic activity. The striking catalytic
performance, with a high product yield of 95%, can be attributed to
the heteropore structure anchoring more exposed active sites. The
strong coordination of the pyridine nitrogen atoms in the catalyst
frameworks with Pd clusters enables better chemical stability, especially
in catalytic reactions. Moreover, well-provided transport channels
can accelerate mass transfer between the reactants and products.