Qu, R.; Macino, M.; Iqbal, S.; Gao, X.; He, Q.; Hutchings, G.J.; Sankar, M. Supported Bimetallic AuPd Nanoparticles as a Catalyst for the Selective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes. Nanomaterials2018, 8, 690.
Qu, R.; Macino, M.; Iqbal, S.; Gao, X.; He, Q.; Hutchings, G.J.; Sankar, M. Supported Bimetallic AuPd Nanoparticles as a Catalyst for the Selective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 690.
Qu, R.; Macino, M.; Iqbal, S.; Gao, X.; He, Q.; Hutchings, G.J.; Sankar, M. Supported Bimetallic AuPd Nanoparticles as a Catalyst for the Selective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes. Nanomaterials2018, 8, 690.
Qu, R.; Macino, M.; Iqbal, S.; Gao, X.; He, Q.; Hutchings, G.J.; Sankar, M. Supported Bimetallic AuPd Nanoparticles as a Catalyst for the Selective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 690.
Abstract
Selective hydrogenation of nitrobenzene was carried out under solvent-free conditions using supported AuPd nanoparticles catalyst, prepared by modified impregnation method (MIm), as efficient catalyst. >99% yield of aniline (AN) was obtained after 15 hours at 90 °C, 3 bar H2 that can be used without any further purification or separation, therefore reducing cost and energy input. Supported AuPd nanoparticles catalyst, prepared by MIm, was found to be active and stable even after 4 recycle experiments whereas the same catalyst prepared by SIm deactivated during the recycle experiments. The most effective catalyst was tested for the chemoselective hydrogenation of 4-chloronitrobenzene (CNB) to 4-chloroaniline (CAN). The activation energy of CNB to CAN was found to be 25 kJ mol-1, while that of CNB to AN was found to be 31 kJ mol-1. Based on this, the yield of CAN was maximized (92%) by lowering the reaction temperature to 25 °C.
Keywords
bimetallic nanoparticles, solvent free hydrogenation, nitrobenzene and chloronitrobenzene.
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Applied Chemistry
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