Preparation and Characterization of a Coordination Polymer Based on Iron (III)-Cyamelurate as a Superior Catalyst for Heterogeneous Fenton-Like Processes.

We report on a new iron (iii)-cyamelurate-based coordination polymer. The new material based on a heptazine derivative was prepared in aqueous medium and characterized by a variety of techniques including TGA, FTIR, XRD, HRTEM, and STEM. Due to the high structural stability of the complex in aqueous media, its heterogeneous Fenton-like catalytic activity was evaluated using a model molecule. The results obtained showed a high catalytic activity in both in basic and acid media. The pseudo-first-order rate constants normalized by iron(III) concentrations was approximately 1000 times higher than the result obtained for traditional heterogeneous catalysts based on iron(III) oxyhydroxides. The best observed catalytic activities were attributed to the increase in the binding sites of Fe 3+ ions, in parallel with the increased exposure of the catalytic sites, leading to a higher atomic efficiency of the reaction.