Catalytic activity of palladium supported on single wall carbon nanotubes compared to palladium supported on activated carbon Study of the Heck and Suzuki couplings, aerobic alcohol oxidation and selective hydrogenation

Nanoparticles (2–10 nm) of palladium have been deposited on single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) by spontaneous reduction from Pd(OAc)₂ or from oxime carbapalladacycle. These catalysts exhibit higher catalytic activity than palladium over activated carbon (Pd/C) for the Heck reaction of styrene and iodobenzene and for the Suzuki coupling of phenylboronic and iodobenzene. This fact has been attributed as reflecting the dramatic influence of the size particle on the activity of the palladium catalyst for CC bond forming reactions as compared to other reaction types less demanding from the point of view of the particle size. Thus, in contrast to the Heck and Suzuki reactions, Pd/C is more active than palladium nanoparticles deposited on SWNT for the catalytic oxidation by molecular oxygen of cinnamyl alcohol to cinnamaldehyde and for the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to 3-phenylpropionaldehyde.     

Amphiphilic ionic liquid stabilizing palladium nanoparticles for highly efficient catalytic hydrogenation

The highly water-soluble palladium nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by using the amphiphilic poly(ethylene glycol)-functionalized dicationic imidazolium-based ionic liquid (C(12)Im-PEG IL) as a stabilizing agent. The aqueous dispersed palladium NPs in the range of 1.9 ± 0.3 nm were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The physicochemical properties of C(12)Im-PEG IL in aqueous phase have been characterized by electrical conductivity, surface tension and dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements. It was demonstrated that the amphiphilic ionic liquid can form micelles above its critical micelle concentration (CMC) in aqueous solution and the micelles played a crucial role in stabilizing the palladium NPs and thus promoted catalytic hydrogenation. Furthermore, the dicationic ionic liquid can also act as a gemini surfactant and generated emulsion between hydrophobic substrates and the catalytic aqueous phase during the reaction. The aqueous dispersed palladium NPs showed efficient activity for the catalytic hydrogenation of various substrates under very mild conditions and the stabilizing Pd(0) nanoparticles (NPs) can be reused at least eight times with complete conservation of activity.     

Selective partial hydrogenation of hydroxy aromatic derivatives with palladium nanoparticles supported on hydrophilic carbon

Selective hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanol in the aqueous phase was achieved using a new catalytic system based on palladium particles supported on hydrophilic carbon prepared by one-pot hydrothermal carbonisation.     

Palladium nanoclusters supported on propylurea-modified siliceous mesocellular foam for coupling and hydrogenation reactions

This paper describes the synthesis, characterization and applications of palladium (Pd) nanoparticles supported on siliceous mesocellular foam (MCF). Pd nanoparticles of 2-3 nm and 4-6 nm were used in reactions involving molecular hydrogen (such as hydrogenation of double bonds and reductive amination), transfer hydrogenation of ketones and epoxides, and coupling reactions (such as Heck and Suzuki reactions). They successfully catalyzed all these reactions with excellent yield and selectivity. This heterogeneous catalyst was easily recovered by filtration, and recycled several times without any significant loss in activity and selectivity. The palladium leaching in the reactions was determined to be much less than the FDA-approved limit of 5 ppm. Furthermore, the catalyst can be stored and handled under normal atmospheric conditions. This immobilized catalyst allows for ease of recovery/reuse and minimization of waste generation, which are of great interest in the development of green chemical processes.     

Palladium nanoparticles entrapped in aluminum hydroxide: dual catalyst for alkene hydrogenation and aerobic alcohol oxidation

[reaction: see text] A new aluminum hydroxide-supported palladium catalyst (1) made by a one-pot synthesis through nanoparticle generation and gelation shows a dual catalytic activity for olefinic hydrogenation and aerobic alcohol oxidation.     

Selective hydrogenation and Suzuki cross‐coupling reactions of various organic substrates using a reusable polymer‐anchored palladium(II) Schiff base complex

A new polymer‐anchored Pd(II) Schiff base complex has been prepared and characterized using scanning electron microscopy, elemental analysis, atomic absorption spectroscopy, TGA and spectrometric methods such as diffuse reflectance spectra of solid and FT‐IR spectroscopy. This polymer‐anchored palladium catalyst shows excellent catalytic activity in the liquid‐phase hydrogenation reaction of styrene oxide to obtain selectively 2‐phenylethanol at normal pressure of hydrogen gas (1 atm.) at room temperature in DMF medium. We have also studied the liquid‐phase hydrogenation reaction of various organic substrates. The catalyst exhibits excellent catalytic activity for the Suzuki cross‐coupling of various substituted and non‐substituted aryl halides. The influences of various parameters were investigated to optimize reaction conditions. The reusability experiments show that the catalyst can be used five times without much loss in catalytic activity. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A homogeneous catalyst made of poly(4-vinylpyridine-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone)-Pd(0) complex for hydrogenation of aromatic nitro compounds

Poly(4-vinylpyridine-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone)(VPy-co-NVP) and its palladium complex (VPy–NVP–Pd) were prepared. The palladium complex was used as catalyst for the hydrogenation of some nitroaromatics. The molar content of VPy units in VPy-co-NVP was determined as 31.25% by ¹H NMR. VPy–NVP–Pd can be easily resolved in ethanol forming a homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation system together with substrates. The optimum catalytic activity for hydrogenation of nitrobenzene appeared when VPy/Pd molar ratio was 2. The catalytic behavior of the catalyst was found to be greatly affected by the type and concentration of added alkalies. The highest hydrogenation rate for nitrobenzene was found in a 0.1 mol/l ethanol solution of potassium hydroxide. The catalytic stability was examined by using nitrobenzene and 4-nitroanisole as substrates.     

Effect of support on activity of palladium catalysts in nitrobenzene hydrogenation

The effect of two types of catalysts on the activity of the catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene was studied. Catalysts were prepared by the surface deposition of palladium hydroxide with a simultaneous reduction with formaldehyde in a basic environment and were characterised by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, adsorption-desorption, and catalytic tests — hydrogenation of nitrobenzene in methanol. The influence of the supports’ (activated carbon and a mixture of activated carbon and multi-walled carbon nanotubes) surface area is discussed. Despite having a size comparable (4–5 nm) to crystallites of metallic palladium, the catalyst prepared on a mixture of activated carbon and nanotubes (Pd/C/CNT) was significantly less active than the catalyst prepared on pure activated carbon (Pd/C); the rate of this reaction was approximately 30 % lower than the initial reaction rate. This feature could be attributed to the lower specific surface area of the Pd/C/CNT (531 m² g^?1) in comparison with the Pd/C (692 m² g^?1).     

Synthesis of palladium colloids within polydimethylsiloxane and their use as catalysts for hydrogenation

The presence of unreacted silanes within cured polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) leads to the reduction of tetrachloropalladate(II) ions, generating encapsulated palladium colloids. The resulting colloids had varied morphology and were typically less than 80 nm in size. The Pd/PDMS vessels, which contained 0.10±0.01% Pd, were effective catalysts for the hydrogenation of carbon-carbon multiple bonds for at least ten successive runs with no loss of catalytic activity, and the catalyst does not exhibit the same pyrophoric behavior as Pd on carbon after use in hydrogenation reactions. In addition, storage of previously used Pd/PDMS vessels for 6 months in air did not affect the catalytic activity, and the overall morphology of the catalysts after use was the same as those that have not been involved in catalytic reactions.     

The promoting effect of a dicyanamide based ionic liquid in the selective hydrogenation of citral

Conventional supported heterogeneous palladium catalysts in combination with a dicyanamide based ionic liquid are highly active with excellent selectivity in enabling the one-pot synthesis of citronellal through citral hydrogenation.     

Copper-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling using mixed nanocluster catalysts

A small library of copper and noble metal nanoclusters is designed and synthesized. These clusters are tested as catalysts in the Suzuki cross-coupling of various aryl halides with phenylboronic acid. It is found that copper and copper/noble metal combination nanoclusters are active catalysts for this reaction, the most active being the combined copper/palladium clusters. Iodo-, bromo-, and chloroarenes can be used. In the case of p-nitrobromobenzene, a one-pot cross-coupling and selective hydrogenation is achieved.     

Synthesis of polysubstituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via microwave-assisted one-pot cyclization/Suzuki coupling/palladium-catalyzed heteroarylation

A new and efficient method for the synthesis of 2,3,6-trisubstituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives using a microwave-assisted one-pot, two-step Suzuki/heteroarylation or one-pot, three-step cyclization/Suzuki/heteroarylation was developed. Polysubstituted compounds are obtained in good yield from 2-amino-5-halogenopyridines, 2-halogenocarbonyl derivatives, boronic acids, and heteroaryl bromides.     

New method for catalyst preparation based on metal-organic framework MOF-5 for the partial hydrogenation of phenylacetylene

Small (less than 2 nm) Pd nanoparticles immobilized in the matrix of the microporous phenylenecarboxylate metal-organic framework MOF-5 were prepared for the first time by the fluid method. The catalytic properties of samples Pd@MOF-5 were studied in the selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene to styrene (methanol, 20 °C, P _H2 = 1 atm). The catalytic experimental data and results of physicochemical studies indicate that palladium nanoparticles are mostly localized in pores of the composite material 1%Pd@MOF-5 obtained by the fluid synthesis. The specific positions of active sites in the intracrystalline volume results in the suppression of the undesirable conversion of styrene to ethylbenzene.     

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation reactions of PEG-bound succinyl esters

Various substrates bound to polyethylene glycol (PEG) through succinyl ester linkages were cleaved under catalytic transfer hydrogenation conditions. The substrates with unsaturated functions also underwent hydrogenation. The protocol was found to be suitable for substrates having acid and base labile functional groups.     

Selective catalytic hydrogenation of acetylenes

The products of the stepwise catalytic hydrogenation of undeca-1,7-diyne (I) have been examined and the sequence of the reduction established. The ethynyl group may be protected during catalytic hydrogenation by conversion into the corresponding 1-bromoacetylene.

Certain palladium catalysts have been shown to produce substantial amounts of trans-ethylene in the catalytic partial reduction of several acetylenic hydrocarbons. Catalytic stereomutation of cis- to trans-ethylene has been observed, the extent of which depends on the relative proportions of catalyst and unsaturated hydrocarbon.     

Selective hydrogenation of nitro derivatives of hydroquinolines

By catalytic hydrogenation of p-nitrophenylhydroquinolines with 5-oxo- and 5-oxime functional groups in the presence of heterogeneous palladium complex catalysts, we have obtained the corresponding amino derivatives.Scientific-Research Institute of Chemistry at Saratov State University, Saratov 410026. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsildicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1138–1140, August, 1995. Original article submitted June 8, 1995.     

One-Pot Dual C−C Coupling Reaction via Site Selective Cascade Formation by PdII-Cryptate of an Amino-Ether Heteroditopic Macrobicycle

Selectivity of aryl iodo over ethynyl iodo toward the Suzuki cross coupling reaction is explored by utilizing a palladium complex of amino-ether heteroditopic macrobicycle. Subsequently, unreacted ethynyl iodide undergoes homocoupling reaction in the same catalytic atmosphere, thereby representing a cascade dual C−C coupling reaction. Furthermore, this approach is extended for novel one-pot synthesis of unsymmetrical 1,3-diynes.     

高分子钯络合物催化的亚胺化合物的加氢反应

制备了一系列以二氧化硅为载体的侧链上含有各种氮配位基团的聚硅氧烷-钯络合物,这些高分子钯络合物能够在常温常压下催化亚胺化合物的加氢反应并表现出不同程度的催化活性.对其中聚-(N,N-二乙酰基)-γ-氨丙基硅氧烷-钯络合物催化的亚苄基苯胺的加氢反应做了比较深入的研究,发现该催化剂在反应中是稳定的并给出唯一的加氢产物,络合物中的N/Pd原子比、反应温度以及不同底物对反应速度的影响也被报道.     

Nature of the modifying action of white phosphorus on the properties of nanosized hydrogenation catalysts based on bis(dibenzylideneacetone)palladium(0)

The catalytic properties and nature of the nanoparticles forming in the system based on Pd(dba)₂ and white phosphorus are reported. A schematic mechanism is suggested for the formation of nanosized palladium-based hydrogenation catalysts. The mechanism includes the formation of palladium nanoclusters via the interaction of Pd(dba)₂ with the solvent (N,N-dimethylformamide) and substrate and the formation of palladium phosphide nanoparticles. The inhibiting effect exerted by elemental phosphorus on the catalytic process is due to the conversion of part of the Pd(0) into palladium phosphides, which are inactive in hydrogenation under mild conditions, and the formation of mainly segregated palladium nanoclusters and palladium phosphide nanoparticles. By investigating the interaction between Pd(dba)₂ and white phosphorus in benzene, it has been established that the formation of palladium phosphides under mild conditions consists of the following consecutive steps: Pd(0) → PdP₂ → Pd₅P₂ → Pd₃P. It is explained why white phosphorus can produce diametrically opposite effects of on the catalytic properties of nanosized palladium-based hydrogenation catalysts, depending on the nature of the palladium precursor.     

非负载纳米多孔钯催化喹啉及其衍生物的化学选择性氢化反应:H_2分子异裂（英文）

纳米多孔金属是近十年发展起来的一类具有三维通孔结构的新型功能材料,其由纳米尺度的细孔和韧带构成,具有极大的比表面积;它还是一种无毒无载体的宏观材料,并且易制备、易回收和重复利用,因此作为高效的非均相催化剂已逐渐引起人们的重视.1,2,3,4-四氢喹啉是许多医药、农药、染料和天然产物的重要骨架.通过喹啉及其衍生物的选择性加氢反应制备1,2,3,4-四氢喹啉,具有原子利用率高和原料易得等优点.在过去,已经开发了许多类型的均相和非均相催化体系,并成功地用于催化喹啉及其衍生物的选择性加氢反应.尽管非均相催化体系具有诸多优点,但仍存在H_2压力(10–50 atm)和反应温度(60–150℃)相对较高的缺点.因此,开发更加温和条件下的喹啉及其衍生物的选择性加氢反应具有重要意义.此外,在喹啉及其衍生物的加氢反应过程中,H_2分子在非均相催化剂表面的裂解模式,即均裂还是异裂尚不清楚.因此,本文采用新型非均相催化剂纳米多孔钯,研究了喹啉及其衍生物的选择性加氢反应,在相对较低的H_2压力(2–5 atm)和温度(室温–50℃)下实现了目标反应,高收率、高选择性地得到1,2,3,4-四氢喹啉化合物.在最佳反应条件下,对底物的适用范围进行了考察.结果表明,各种含喹啉结构单元的化合物均能顺利发生反应,产物收率在62%–95%.而且该反应对甲基、甲氧基、羟基、酯基、醛基、酰胺基、卤素(F,Cl和Br)等官能团具有较好的兼容性.苯环上取代基的电子效应对反应有一定的影响,吸电子基有利于目标反应的进行.反应完成后,纳米多孔钯催化剂很容易回收,且循环使用多次后,仍未见催化活性降低.扫描电镜和透射电镜结果发现,循环使用后的纳米多孔钯催化剂结构没有发生明显改变,表明其结构稳定.浸出实验结果证明,没有钯原子浸出到反应液中,表明该纳米多孔钯催化反应属于多相催化过程.喹啉的选择性氢化反应被放大到克级的规模时,目标产物的收率仅略有降低,说明该方法具有很好的实用性.通过动力学实验发现,随着反应的进行,反应速率不断加快,表明反应过程中生成的乙胺和1,2,3,4-四氢喹啉同样扮演着路易斯碱性添加剂的角色,促进了反应的进行.通过反应机理研究,揭示了H–H键在纳米多孔钯表面发生了异裂,原位形成的Pd–H物种作为弱亲核试剂,对目标反应的选择性控制起到了至关重要的作用.