Tuning the Phase Structure of ZnTiO3 Support to Promote the Catalytic Activity of Pd/ZnTiO3 Catalyst for the CO Oxidative Coupling to Dimethyl Oxalate

Zinc titanate (ZnTiO 3 ) has recently been applied in various areas for its unique properties. Herein, through tuning the phase structures of ZnTiO 3 support, we synthesized two different Pd-based catalysts for CO oxidative coupling to DMO and further investigated their structure-activity relationships for the first time. The results indicated that the strong metal-support interaction between the cubic phase ZnTiO 3 and Pd species leads to an enriched Pd electronic density and promotes the bridged CO adsorption. As a result, the as-synthesized catalyst with cubic phase ZnTiO 3 performed a turnover frequency (TOF) of 339.3 min −1 , which was much higher than the hexagonal one (226.3 min −1 ).