The promoting role of minor amount of water in solvent-free hydrogenation of halogenated nitrobenzenes

This study shows that minor amount of water plays a very important role in solvent-free hydrogenation of halogenated nitrobenzenes. For dried sponge Pd, the reaction cannot occur in the absence of water. For Pd/C catalyst, minor amount of water reduces the induction time, increases the reaction rate and reaction TOFs. Water might enhance the diffusion, adsorption and dissociation of H2 on Pd catalysts.     

纤维素直接催化转化制乙二醇及其他化学品:从基础研究发现到潜在工业应用(英)

纤维素直接催化转化制乙二醇是一条极具吸引力的生物质转化途径,有助于减轻化石能源资源的消耗。综述了从该反应途径的发现到获得高效、高稳定性催化剂的快速发展过程。基于对钨基催化剂的大量研究结果,本文讨论了反应机制,明确了反应路径、催化剂状态、钨物种及加氢催化活性中心各自在串联反应中的作用。围绕该反应过程的工业化应用需要,讨论了有关原生木质纤维素生物质催化转化以及高效反应过程的发展策略。在此基础上,将纤维素催化转化制乙二醇过程与生物质发酵制丙酮-丁醇-乙醇的生物炼制路线进行整合,构建出一个理想的反应过程潜在应用范例。最后,对纤维素催化转化制乙二醇反应过程进行了总结和前景展望.     

磁性碱木素胺稳定的Ru纳米粒子催化α-蒎烯加氢反应

通过Mannich反应在碱木素结构中引入胺源,再结合共沉淀法制备了包裹Fe₃O₄磁核的稳定金属粒子的碱木素胺载体,并进一步构建了催化可再生资源α-蒎烯加氢反应的Ru纳米粒子催化剂.通过元素分析、粉末X射线衍射、傅里叶变换红外光谱、电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱、透射电子显微镜、热重分析和X射线光电子能谱等方法对该催化剂进行表征.结果表明,碱木素中的苯环和含氧基团均对金属粒子有稳定作用,但胺源的引入可更加有效地稳定金属粒子.经过对催化剂制备工艺、木质素类型、胺源类型和胺源含量的筛选,得到活性最优的催化剂Fe₃O₄@0.8ALN₁-Ru,Ru负载量为1.92 mmol/g,Ru粒子粒径为（2.1±0.5）nm.该催化剂在n（α-蒎烯）/n（Ru）=65.8,1 MPa H₂条件下70℃催化1 mL α-蒎烯加氢反应2 h,可获得99.64%的α-蒎烯转化率和96.52%的顺式蒎烷选择性,并表现出良好的重复使用稳定性.     

过渡金属表面上水生成经典Horiuti-Polanyi机理与非Horiuti-Polanyi机理选择的总体趋势（英文）

在非均相催化加氢反应中,氢气(H2)一直被公认为是通过两步基元步骤参加还原反应的,包括第一步的分子解离和之后的反应物与原子氢键合,即所谓的Horiuti-Polanyi(HP)机理.直到我们研究组在Ag或Au催化丙烯醛加氢还原反应理论研究中发现非HP机理加氢路径存在时,新的机理才被提出,并引起广大研究者的浓厚兴趣.考虑到表面羟基(OH)和氧(O)在非均相催化体系中广泛存在,如常见的过渡金属催化的费托合成、甲烷重整、水汽转化及氨氧化等反应,基于第一性原理的密度泛函理论计算方法,我们对OH/O在一系列过渡金属催化作用下还原生成水的微观机理进行了系统全面的探究.研究发现,不同金属对应于不同的催化氢化反应活性,以及不同的催化反应机理.在某些金属上H2以分子形式进攻反应物种的非HP机理有利,而在其它金属上经典的H2解离后参与氢化还原反应的HP机理更容易发生.详细分析显示, H2的解离活性决定了反应机理的种类:在对H2解离具有催化活性的金属(如Pt、Ni)表面,不论是(211)台阶面还是(111)平面, H2解离几乎都是无能垒过程,且伴随氢原子的强吸附,反应放热明显,导致活泼金属上HP机理更容易发生;与之相反,在不活泼的催化剂表面, H2解离很难发生,原子吸附也相当微弱,相比于断键裂解, H2更倾向于发生分子氢化的非HP机理.另外,本文还定义了一个新的结构描述符(η)来帮助理解两种机理发生的结构因素差异.η是衡量分子氢化过渡态结构(TS)中H–H键解离程度的参数,根据其定义上下限数值分别设定为H2在各催化剂表面解离过渡态的键长(Ddis)和游离分子态的键长(DH2).结果显示,易发生非HP机理的催化剂表面的TS结构对应的η参数普遍低于0.4,即H–H原子对的确是以近分子形式参与氢化反应;相反发生经典HP机理的催化剂表面,η参数普遍在0.5–0.8,即H–H即使以分子形式参与反应也是处于近解离状态,这预示了以解离吸附氢参与反应的优选性.     

High performance of nitrogen-doped carbon-supported cobalt catalyst for the mild and selective synthesis of primary amines

A nitrogen-doped carbon-supported Co catalyst (Co/N-C-800) was discovered to be highly active for the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds with NH₃ and the hydrogenation of nitriles into primary amines using H₂ as the hydrogen source. Structurally diverse carbonyl compounds were selectively transformed into primary amines with good to excellent yields (82.8–99.6%) under mild conditions. The Co/N-C-800 catalyst showed comparable or better catalytic performance than the reported noble metal catalysts. The Co/N-C-800 catalyst also showed high activity for the hydrogenation of nitriles, affording the corresponding primary amines with high yields (81.7–99.0%). An overall reaction mechanism is proposed for the reductive amination of benzaldehyde and the hydrogenation of benzonitrile, which involves the same intermediates of phenylmethanimine and N-benzylidenebenzylamine.     

Facile preparation of hydrogenated graphene by hydrothermal methods and the investigation of its ferromagnetism

In this paper, a hydrothermal approach is utilized for the first time in integrating graphene oxide (GO), acetic acid (HAc) and nickel foam to prepare hydrogenated graphene (HG). There are two primary aims of this study: one is to ascertain the structure of the as-prepared HG, and the other one is to investigate the ferromagnetism of the HG. Under hydrothermal conditions, GO was reduced and hydrogenated by HAc, while the nickel foam served as a catalyst. This work provides a novel and facile route for the synthesis of hydrogenated graphene, which may lead to the application of hydrogenated graphene in spin electronic devices.     

金催化剂上脂肪族硝基化合物与醛在氢气中选择还原耦合

采用TiO2上高度分散的金纳米粒子做催化剂，从脂肪族硝基化合物、醛和氢气可高选择性合成硝酮。与碳负载Pt催化剂相比，该催化体系上硝酮的选择性从50%增加到90%。其催化性能可有活性位结构、载体特性和反应条件精确调节。     

A Convenient Synthesis of 1-Benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines by Combined Strecker/Bruylants Reaction

Summary. Strecker reaction of iodophenethylamines with phenylacetaldehydes afforded the corresponding -aminonitriles, which on treatment with i-propyl magnesium chloride underwent a Bruylants reaction to give the title compounds. Their structures were deduced by NMR and by an independent preparation starting from papaverine. The educts were easily available by standard procedures.     

Hydrogenation of aryl ketones using palladium nanoparticles on single-walled carbon nanotubes in an ionic liquid

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are used as supporting materials for palladium (Pd) nanoparticles generated in situ in ionic liquid (IL); Pd nanocatalysts on SWNTs exhibit superior reactivity for hydrogenation of aryl ketones in IL under mild conditions (1 atm of H₂ (g) and room temperature) and can be reused above 10 times without any loss of catalytic activity.     

Parahydrogen-based NMR methods as a mechanistic probe in inorganic chemistry

The study of reactions by NMR spectroscopy is normally limited by the poor detection limits offered by the method. An overview is presented of how chemical reactions can be studied using parahydrogen-assisted NMR spectroscopy, where detected signals can have strengths that exceed those normally available by factors that approach 31,000.