Enantioselective hydrogenation of isophorone over Pd catalysts in the presence of(−)-dihydroapovincaminic acid ethyl ester: The effect of reduction method of Pd blacks on the enantiomeric excess

The enantioselective heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of isophorone in the presence of apovincaminic acid ethyl ester was investigated. Various Pd black catalysts differing in their preparation method were studied. The catalysts were characterized by different methods such as physical adsorption and chemisorption, SEM and XPS. An explanation was created for the different enantioselectivity of the catalysts being precipitated by different reducing agents.     

Pd/TiN nanocomposite catalysts for selective hydrogenation of phenol and its derivatives

Pd/TiN nanocomposite catalysts were fabricated for one-step selective hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanone successfully. High conversion of phenol (99%) and selectivity of cyclohexanone (98%) were obtained at 30℃ and 0.2 MPa H₂ for 12 h in the mixed solvents of H₂O and CH₂Cl₂. The Pd nanoparticles were stable in the reaction, and no aggregation was detected after four successive runs. The catalytic activity and selectivity depended on slightly the Pd particle sizes. The generality of the catalysts for this reaction was demonstrated by the selective hydrogenation of phenol derivatives, which showed that the catalyst was selective for the formation of cyclohexanone.     

Pt单层修饰Pd/C氧还原催化剂

分别利用液相热解法和浸渍还原法制备了碳载钯纳米催化剂（Pd/C）,并研究了其对氧还原反应的电催化活性。与浸渍还原法相比,液相热解法得到的Pd/C催化剂虽然粒径较大,但表现出较好的氧还原反应（ORR）活性和稳定性.在所制备的Pd/C催化剂基础上,通过置换欠电势沉积的Cu原子单层,获得了Pt单层修饰的Pd/C催化剂,其ORR活性较Pd/C催化剂有显著提高,且与纯Pt/C催化剂接近,而其耐久性则较纯Pt/C催化剂有显著提升,显示出Pt单层催化剂的潜在优势.     

手性方酸衍生物的合成及在前手性酮的不对称催化还原反应中的应用研究进展

本文评述手性方酸衍生物的研究进展，包括多个系列的新型手性方酰化氨基醇及氨基酸配体的设计合成以及它们在前手性单酮和二酮的不对称催化还原反应中的应用。     

The preparation of new palladium (II) complexes with Schiff base type ligands and its impregnated Al2O3 materials: As the catalysts for degradation/reduction of organic dyes

The removal of organic dyes used in many sectors such as textile, paper, leather, and packaging from water sources is very important in terms of preventing the spread of industrial pollutants to the environment. Transition metal complexes supported to an inorganic solid material are frequently used for the degradation/reduction of organic dyes causing this pollution. In this study, new Pd (II) complexes with Schiff base ligands were synthesized and structurally characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), mass spectrometry (MS), and single-crystal X-ray diffraction (sc-XRD) spectroscopic methods. Then, the Al₂O₃-impregnated materials of these Pd (II) complexes were prepared and characterized by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDX), FT-IR, and thermogravimetry (TG) techniques. The catalytic activities of the synthesized Pd (II) complexes and their Al₂O₃-impregnated materials were comparatively analyzed to investigate the degradation/reduction of organic dyes (2-nitroaniline, 4-nitroaniline, 4-nitrophenol, eosin yellow, and methylene blue). The catalytic results indicate that Al₂O₃-impregnated materials are very active catalysts for the degradation/reduction of organic dyes under those circumstances. Conversions of up to 98% for all substrates were obtained after 5 min at ambient temperature.     

Temperature programmed reduction studies of spillover effect in Pd impregnated metal oxide catalysts

Temperature programmed hydrogen reduction studies have been carried out for SnO₂ and Ce-Sn mixed oxides with and without Pd metal impregnation, to demonstrate the existence of spillover of hydrogen from Pd metal centers to support oxides. TPR pattern of SnO₂ showed a main peak at 973 K indicating the bulk reduction of this sample. In Pd metal impregnated sample, the bulk reduction peak shifts to lower temperature (923 K) due to the spillover of activated hydrogen from Pd metal to SnO₂ at relatively lower temperatures and its subsequent reaction with SnO₂. For Pd impregnated Ce-Sn mixed oxide samples also, a similar effect or an enhanced reduction was observed indicating the spillover effect of hydrogen. These results have been further confirmed from ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer spectroscopic measurements carried out for some representative samples of SnO₂ and Pd/SnO₂ heated in hydrogen flow up to a temperature of 473 K. The value of Sn²⁺/(Sn₄₊+Sn₂₊) ratio was found to be significantly higher for Pd impregnated sample. Both these observations provide direct evidence for the existence of spillover effect of hydrogen taking place in the metal impregnated samples.     

Polymeric catalysts for chemo- and enantioselective epoxidation of olefins: New crosslinked chiral transition metal complexing polymers

Polymeric analogs of well-known chiral Mn(III)-salen complexes were synthesized and were used as recyclable catalysts for asymmetric epoxidation of olefins. For this purpose two different monomers, 2 and 3 , bearing chiral Mn(III)-salen moieties were synthesized. The monomer 3 carries a bulky substituent closer to the Schiff base moiety, while monomer 2 lacks such a substituent. These metal complexed chiral monomers were subsequently copolymerized with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate producing insoluble crosslinked functional matrices that possess macroporous morphology. Chemo- and enantioselective catalytic activities of these two polymers were evaluated for epoxidation of olefins. Both polymers catalyzed the epoxidation of a variety of olefins at room temperature in the presence of iodosylbenzene (PhIO) as the terminal oxidant with yields comparable to the homogenous system. In terms of their enantioselective catalytic activity, polymer P-2 (obtained from 3 ) performed better than polymer P-1 (obtained from 2 ). Unfortunately, while the homogeneous systems are reported to offer over 80% enantioselectivity, with the present polymeric catalysts, enantioselectivity to a maximum of 30% were observed. Unlike the homogeneous system, use of an external nitrogenous donor played a very insignificant role in influencing enantioselectivity. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35 : 1809–1818, 1997     

贫燃/富燃循环气氛下原位活化Pd负载钙钛矿催化剂促进NOx还原消除

稀燃发动机通过提高空燃比来改善燃油经济性,减少CO2排放.但由于空燃比较高,稀燃发动机尾气中的NOx无法通过传统的三效催化技术有效消除.为了解决这一问题,适用于稀燃条件的NOx储存还原(NSR)技术得到了开发和应用.传统的NSR催化剂以贵金属Pt作为其氧化还原活性中心.Pt基催化剂具有较高的NOx消除活性,然而热稳定性...     

Synthesis of Pd/C catalysts with designed lattice constants for the electro-oxidation of formic acid

Pd/C catalysts with designed lattice constants were synthesized for the electro-oxidation of formic acid. By changing the solvents in the preparation procedure, it was demonstrated that the different lattice constants of Pd crystallites could be controlled as desired. The varied lattice constants may be attributed to the difference in the interactions between solvents and PdCl₂. It was found that the lattice constant had an obvious effect on the electro-catalytic performance of Pd.     

MOF-253 immobilized Pd and Cu as recyclable and efficient green catalysts for Sonogashira reaction

MOF-253·Pd(OAc)₂ and MOF-253·CuI were prepared, characterized, and evaluated firstly as heterogeneous co-catalysts, which showed high catalytic activity in Sonogashira coupling reaction of various substituted (hetero)aryl halides with terminal alkynes at 70–120 °C, and afforded the corresponding products in 45–99% yields with high TON (～2722 for Pd). The best result was achieved with an extremely low Pd (0.036 mol%) and Cu (0.397 mol%) loading. Moreover, the catalysts can be reused at least five times without significantly reducing the activity. Besides, Hg(0) and PVP-poisoning experiments confirmed that the present catalysts were efficient and heterogeneous catalysts in this coupling reaction.     

Study of the formation and stability of the Pd and Pt metallic nanoparticles on carbon support

Catalysts containing Pd and Pt on a Sibunit carbon support were studied by the temperature-programmed reduction, in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAFS). The reduction of Pd and Pt species in samples 2%Pd/C and 2%Pt/C calcined in an air flow at 370°C was studied. Reduction of the 2%Pd/C sample begins at 50—60 °C and is completed at 250—300°C. Particles of various dispersion are formed during reduction. Long-distance peaks observed in the EXAFS spectra point to the presence of a fraction of relatively large crystallites. The average Pd—Pd coordination number (5) at 200 °C gives evidence that a number of very small Pd nanoparticles, oligomeric clusters, is present. Reduction at T > 200°C results in sintering of a small fraction of the Pd particles. Reduction of Pt in 2%Pt/C sample begins at 120—150 °C and is completed at 300—350°C. The sintering-resistant monodispersed Pt particles are formed under these conditions.     

还原气氛对CoFe/SBA-15催化剂F-T反应性能的影响

考察了不同还原气氛处理CoFe/SBA-15催化剂对F-T反应性能的影响。结果表明,H2气氛下有利于六方钴的生成;催化剂的活性取决于钴含量,随着钴含量的增加,F-T反应中CO转化率增加,C5+选择性增加。随着铁含量的增加,催化剂表现了较高的CO2选择性。CO还原有利于立方钴的生成,导致催化活性相比H2还原的催化剂活性要低。同时CO还原容易产生积炭使催化剂的钴活性位被覆盖,导致甲烷选择性随着钴含量增加而升高。但碳化铁的生成有利于提高20Fe/SBA-15催化剂的活性,有利于低碳烃生成及C2~4烃烯烷比增加。     

配体对钯纳米催化剂的形成及其电活性的影响

分别在EDTA,甘氨酸(Gly)和木质素磺酸钠(Ls)存在下,以硼氢化钠为还原剂,将Pd²⁺还原为Pd纳米颗粒并负载在多壁碳纳米管(MWCNT)表面。采用扫描电镜(SEM),透射电镜(TEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)对纳米Pd催化剂的形貌和微结构进行了表征。结果表明:EDTA存在时,所形成的Pd纳米颗粒(Pd-EDTA/MWCNT)的粒径更小,在MWCNT上的分散度更高。采用循环伏安(CV)和计时伏安技术(CA),研究了催化剂在碱性环境中对乙醇的电催化活性。在碱性溶液中对乙醇氧化的电化学研究表明:在Pd-EDTA/MWCNT催化剂上,乙醇氧化反应的起始电位较低,电流密度最大,电子传递阻力较小,反应速率较大,并且对乙醇氧化的电催化活性保持稳定。     

配位体对钯纳米催化剂的形成及其电活性的影响

分别在EDTA,甘氨酸(Gly)和木质素磺酸钠(Ls)存在下,以硼氢化钠为还原剂,将Pd²⁺还原为Pd纳米颗粒并负载在多壁碳纳米管(MWCNT)表面。采用扫描电镜(SEM),透射电镜(TEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)对纳米Pd催化剂的形貌和微结构进行了表征。结果表明:EDTA存在时,所形成的Pd纳米颗粒(Pd-EDTA/MWCNT)的粒径更小,在MWCNT上的分散度更高。采用循环伏安(CV)和计时伏安技术(CA),研究了催化剂在碱性环境中对乙醇的电催化活性。在碱性溶液中对乙醇氧化的电化学研究表明:在Pd-EDTA/MWCNT催化剂上,乙醇氧化反应的起始电位较低,电流密度最大,电子传递阻力较小,反应速率较大,并且对乙醇氧化的电催化活性保持稳定。     

Influence of chromium modification on the properties of MnOx-FeOx catalysts for the low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3

Catalytic properties of MnO_x-FeO_x complex oxide (hereafter denoted as Mn-Fe) catalysts modified with different loadings of chromium oxide were investigated by using the combination of physico-chemical techniques, such as N₂ physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (in situ FT-IR) and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) and their catalytic activities were evaluated with the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO_x by NH₃. It was found that with the addition of Cr, more NO could be removed in the low-temperature window (below 120 °C). Among the tested catalysts, Mn-Fe-Cr (2 : 2 : 1) catalyst exhibited the best catalytic performance at 80 °C with the NO conversion higher than 90%. The combination of the reaction and characterization results indicated that (1) the strong interaction among tertiary metal oxides existed in the catalysts when Cr was appropriately added, which made the active components better dispersed with less agglomeration and sintering and the largest BET specific surface area could be obtained; (2) Cr improved the low-temperature reducibility of the catalyst and promoted the formation of the active intermediate (–NH⁺₃), which favored the low-temperature SCR reaction.     

XPS analysis of the effect of Pt addition to Pd catalysts for complete benzene oxidation

Pt-Pd bimetallic catalysts were prepared in order to develop and investigate catalysts having excellent activity and stability for benzene destruction. The effect of Pt addition to Pd catalysts is studied by XPS analysis. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Synthesis of polymers bearing proline moieties in the side chains and their application as catalysts for asymmetric induction

Novel polyphenylacetylene and polystyrene derivatives carrying L ‐proline moieties at the side chains were synthesized by the rhodium‐catalyzed and radical polymerizations of the corresponding monomers. The polyphenylacetylene derivatives showed Cotton effects at the absorption region of the main chain, indicating that the polymers adopt helical conformations with predominantly one‐handed screw sense. The polymers catalyzed the asymmetric aldol reactions of acetone with aromatic aldehydes, and cyclohexanone with p‐nitrobenzaldehyde. The enantioselectivities largely depended on the reaction conditions. In the asymmetric aldol reaction of acetone with aromatic aldehydes, the R‐enantiomeric products were predominantly obtained except the cases with the polymer catalyst in CHCl₃. The ee of the products became higher as the reaction temperature was decreased. The polymeric catalysts were recoverable from the reaction mixture by filtration, and the recovered ones catalyzed the asymmetric aldol reaction of acetone with p‐nitrobenzaldehyde without decreasing the product yield and ee. The ee was improved using the copolymers of L ‐proline‐based and nonchiral monomers as catalysts. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

Fe,Cu-codoped metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts with high selectivity and stability for the oxygen reduction reaction

Metal-nitrogen-carbon materials(M-N-C) are non-noble-metal-based alternatives to platinum-based catalysts and have attracted tremendous attention due to their low-cost,high abundance,and efficient catalytic performance towards the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR).Among them,Fe-based materials show remarkable ORR activity,but they are limited by low selectivity and low stability.To address these issues,herein,we have synthesized FeCu-based M-N-C catalysts,inspired by the bimetal center of cytochrome c oxidase(CcO).In acidic media,the selectivity was notably improved compared with Febased materials,with peroxide yields less than 1.2%(<1/3 of the hydrogen peroxide yields of Fe-N-C catalysts).In addition to Cu-N-C catalysts which can catalytically reduce hydrogen peroxide,the reduction current of hydrogen peroxide using FeCu-N-C-20 exceeded that of Fe-N-C by about 6% when the potential was greater than 0.4 V.Furthermore,FeCu-based M-N-C catalysts suffered from only a15 mV attenuation in their half-wave potentials after 10,000 cycles of accelerated degradation tests(ADT),while there was a 30 mV negative shift for Fe-N-C.Therefore,we propose that the H₂O₂ released from Fe-Nx sites or N-doped carbon sites would be reduced by adjacent Cu-Nx sites,re sulting in low H₂O₂ yields and high stability.     

Chiral rare earth organophosphates as homogeneous Lewis acid catalysts for the highly enantioselective hetero-Diels–Alder reactions

Various trivalent rare earth-chiral phosphate complexes [(R)-1-RE, (R)-3-RE, and (R)-4-Ce] were prepared and evaluated as a Lewis acid catalyst for the asymmetric hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of aldehydes with the Danishefsky's diene. Some of them effectively promoted the reaction at room temperature in the presence or absence of achiral additives under homogeneous conditions to afford the corresponding cycloadducts with high ee's (up to 99% ee). During these reactions, remarkably high asymmetric amplifications (positive nonlinear effects) were observed as the first example in the metal ion–chiral ligand 1:3 catalytic system. A scandium catalyst bearing the H₈-BNP ligand, (R)-3-Sc, could be recovered after the reaction and successfully reused for the next round of reactions. In addition, the hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of -keto esters was effectively catalyzed by the ytterbium complex, (R)-1-Yb, without any additives thus producing the asymmetric quaternary carbon in excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee).