Preparation of highly dispersed copper oxide by thermal destruction of binuclear CuII monofluoroacetate in zeolite Y cavities

Thermal destruction of the binuclear monofluoroacetate complex Cu2(CH2FCOO)4 deposited on zeolite Y was studied by the TG-DTA and ESR methods. Large particles of copper oxide are not formed and fine dispersion of CuO in the matrix is observed due to low temperatures of the destruction of the supported complex (240–250°C) and restriction of the process mainly to large cavities of the zeolite.