Transfer hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline in water using Pd nanoparticles immobilized on amine-functionalized UiO-66

Autor: Yu-Ri Lee, Sung-Hyeon Baeck, Wha-Seung Ahn, Chinna Krishna Prasad Neeli, Pillaiyar Puthiaraj, Young-Min Chung
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Catalysis Today. 303:227-234
ISSN: 0920-5861
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.09.002
Popis: Pd nanoparticles with a mean diameter of 2.2 nm on amine-functionalized UiO-66 were synthesized by facile anionic-exchange followed by chemical reduction. The prepared Pd/NH2-UiO-66 catalyst was effective in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline using formic acid as a hydrogen source under mild reaction conditions in water with a maximum nitrobenzene conversion of 98% and an aniline selectivity of 99%. The superior catalytic activity of Pd/NH2-UiO-66 was attributed to the cooperative effects of nano-sized Pd and its stabilization offered by the NH2-UiO-66 support. The heterogeneous nature of the catalytic system was confirmed by a hot-filtering test and the catalyst maintained stable performance in 4 repeated cycles. A plausible reaction mechanism was proposed.
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