writer：Shao-Wei Bian, Zhuo Ma, Cui Zhi-Min, Le-Sheng Zhang, Fang Niu and Wei-Guo Song*
keywords：catalysis
source：期刊
specific source：J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 11340-11344.
Issue time：2008年
Micrometer-sized nanostructured flowerlike MgO nanostructures were synthesized by an ethylene-glycol-mediated self-assembly process. The synthesized samples were studied systematically by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, Fourier-transform IR, and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. The results show that the flowerlike MgO have uniform morphologies with an average diameter of 600 nm for micrometer-sized spheres and 16 nm for the ribbonlike nano building blocks. Compared to hierarchical structured cobalt oxide, a new morphology evolution process is observed for the MgO precursor, indicating a new kinetic control mechanism for morphology evolution. Because of its micrometer-sized nanostructure, the as-obtained MgO shows high catalytic activity, high stability, and easy recovery for the Claisen-Schmidt condensation between benzaldehyde and acetophenone.