Two-dimensional ruthenium nanoparticles between graphite layers: The effect of reduction temperature

A mixture of graphite powder and ruthenium chloride (III) anhydrous was treated at 723 K under 0.3 MPa chlorine for 3 days, followed by reduction under 40 kPa of hydrogen for 1 h to produce ruthenium metal particles intercalated between graphite layers (Ru-GIC). The structures of ruthenium particles depended on the reduction temperatures. Sheet-like ruthenium particles with 1–3 nm thickness and 10 to several hundred nm width containing numerous irregularly shaped holes with round edge, were formed by reduction at 573 K. A Ru-GIC sample treated at 653 K possessed two-dimensional ruthenium nanosheets with hexagonal holes (straight lines intersect at an angle of 120°) in a similar range of thickness and width. On the other hand, Ru-GIC samples reduced at 773 and 823 K showed two-dimensional plate morphology with a thickness of 1–4 nm. In addition, ruthenium nanoparticles supported on the graphite surface (Ru/Gmix) were also prepared from a slurry of ruthenium chloride (III) hydrate and graphite powder by impregnation and hydrogen reduction. The ruthenium particles in Ru/Gmix were spherical at about 3.6 nm, and the reduction temperature did not affect their particles size. Both Ru-GIC and Ru/Gmix samples were evaluated for cinnamaldehyde (CAL) hydrogenation in supercritical carbon dioxide solvent at 323 K, and they were active to produce cinnamyl alcohol (COL) and hydrocinnamaldehyde (HAL). However, Ru-GIC samples showed higher COL selectivity than Ru/Gmix prepared at the same reduction temperature, and COL selectivity over Ru-GIC increased with the reduction treatments at 773 and 823 K.     

碳纳米管限域效应对肉桂醛选择加氢产物分布的影响

碳纳米管因其独特的电子结构和性能引起了研究者们广泛的兴趣,尤其是它有序的纳米级管腔结构,可以为催化剂和催化反应提供一种独特的一维限域环境.碳纳米管的限域效应主要由于其管腔几何和电子结构可以使反应物发生富集、对金属纳米颗粒的尺寸限制以及对电子结构的调变作用.一系列研究表明,碳纳米管的限域效应可以对催化剂的活性进行调变,但是对产物选择性的影响方面研究得较少,特别是管径小于4 nm的碳纳米管的限域体系.因此,本文以肉桂醛选择性加氢反应为探针,研究限域效应对产物选择性的影响规律.采用管径为1–3 nm的碳纳米管,基于气相填充的方法将Ru纳米团簇分散于碳纳米管的管腔中,得到碳纳米管限域的Ru催化剂(Ru@CNT);采用浸渍法制备了碳纳米管管外壁负载的催化剂(Ru/CNT)来进行对比.肉桂醛含有共轭的C=C和C=O键,由于C=C键能低于C=O,前者更易发生加氢反应.结果表明,分散在碳纳米管外壁的Ru催化剂可以催化肉桂醛中的C=C加氢,得到氢化肉桂醛(HCAL);而Ru@CNT催化剂不仅可以催化C=C加氢得到氢化肉桂醛HCAL,还可以催化C=O键加氢得到肉桂醇,以及氢化肉桂醇. 通过高分辨透射电镜、拉曼、程序升温还原、程序升温脱附对催化剂进行了表征.发现碳纳米管限域的纳米团簇金属颗粒的粒径大约为1–2 nm,与管外负载的金属颗粒相近,但是Ru@CNT催化剂上仍有部分金属纳米团簇分布在管外壁,这可能是Ru@CNT催化剂上有C=C键加氢产物的一个原因.碳纳米管独特的限域效应促进了Ru物种的还原,在H2气氛下管内Ru物种的还原温度比管外低20oC.金属与碳纳米管的内、外壁之间的电子相互作用,纳米管腔的空间限制作用及管腔富集作用可能是产物分布产生差异的原因.     

Synthesis of ruthenium/reduced graphene oxide composites and application for the selective hydrogenation of halonitroaromatics

Reduced graphene oxide （RGO） supported ruthenium （Ru） catalyst was prepared by an impregnation method using RuCI3 as a precursor and RGO as a support. The catalyst Ru/RGO was used for the selective hydrogenation ofp-chloronitrobenzene （p-CNB） to p-chloroaniline （p-CAN）, showing a selectivity of 96% at complete conversion of p-CNB at 60 ℃ and 3.0 MPa H2. The Ru/RGO catalyst was extremely active for the hydrogenation of a series of nitroarenes, which can be attributed to the small sized and the fine dispersity of the Ru nanoparticles on the RGO sheets characterized by TEM. Moreover, the catalyst also can be recycled five times without the loss of activity.     

Magnetically recoverable supported ruthenium catalyst for hydrogenation of alkynes and transfer hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds

A ruthenium (Ru) catalyst supported on magnetic nanoparticles (NiFe₂O₄) has been successfully synthesized and used for hydrogenation of alkynes at room temperature as well as transfer hydrogenation of a number of carbonyl compounds under microwave irradiation conditions. The catalyst shows excellent selectivity toward the desired products with very high yield even after five repeated uses.     

Arene ruthenium oxinato complexes: Synthesis, molecular structure and catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide in aqueous solution

Two families of arene ruthenium oxinato complexes of the types [(η⁶-arene)Ru(η²-N,O-L)Cl] and [(η⁶-arene)Ru(η²-N,O-L)(OH₂)]⁺ have been synthesized from the dinuclear precursors [(η⁶-arene)RuCl₂]₂ (arene = para-cymeme or hexamethylbenzene) and the corresponding oxine LH (LH = 8-hydroxyquinoline, 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline, 5,7-dichloro-8-hydroxyquinoline, 5-nitro-8-hydroxyquinoline, 5,7-dimethyl-8-hydroxyquinoline, 5,7-dichloro-2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline). The molecular structures of the neutral chloro complexes [(η⁶-C₆Me₆)Ru(η²-N,O-L)Cl] (LH = 8-hydroxyquinoline, 5,7-dichloro-2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline) and [(η⁶-MeC₆H₄Prⁱ)Ru(η²-N,O-L)Cl] (LH = 5,7-dichloro-2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline) as well as those of the cationic aqua derivatives [(η⁶-MeC₆H₄Prⁱ)Ru(η²-N,O-L)(OH₂)]⁺ (LH = 8-hydroxyquinoline, 5,7-dimethyl-8-hydroxyquinoline), isolated as the tetrafluoroborate salts, show in all cases a piano-stool arrangement with the arene ligand, the chelating oxinato ligand and the chloro or the aqua ligand surrounding the ruthenium center in a pseudo-tetrahedral fashion. The analogous reaction of [(η⁶-MeC₆H₄Prⁱ)RuCl₂]₂ with other N,O-chelating ligands such as 2-pyridinemethanol or tetrahydrofurfurylamine did not give the expected analogs but resulted in the formation of the complexes [(η⁶-MeC₆H₄Prⁱ)Ru(η²-NC₅H₄CH₂OH)Cl]⁺ and [(η⁶-MeC₆H₄Prⁱ)Ru(η¹-NHCH₂C₄H₃O)Cl₂]. The neutral and cationic complexes of the types [(η⁶-arene)Ru(η²-N,O-L)Cl] and [(η⁶-arene)Ru(η²-N,O-L)(OH₂)]⁺ have been found to catalyze the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to give formate in alkaline aqueous solution with catalytic turnovers up to 400.     

High-selectivity hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde over platinum supported on aluminosilicates

This work studies liquid-phase hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamylalcohol over Pt/K-10 and ion-exchanged Pt/Na-Y. The experiments show the highest selectivity of 78% for Pt/K-10 and 92% for the Pt/Na-Y. By careful analysis, characterisation and changing reaction conditions it was attempted to cover key parameters possibly responsible for the high selectivity. The parameters are described and discussed in detail.     

Notes on selectivity aspects in sorbic acid and sorbic alcohol hydrogenation

Sorbic acid and sorbic alcohol hydrogenations to the cis-hex-3-enoic acid or cis-hex-3-en-1-ol were carried out at the same conditions in three different systems—homogeneous, two-phase and heterogeneous. The complex [Cp*Ru(sorbic acid)]CF₃SO₃ was used as a catalyst. Selectivity and reactivity of both the compounds varied significantly. Using sorbic acid as a hydrogenation substrate by-products were the other izomers of hexenoic acid and hexanoic acid, with sorbic alcohol as a hydrogenation substrate by-products were aldehydes and hemiacetals.     

Ionic liquids as acid/base buffers in non-aqueous solvents for homogeneous catalysis: A case of selective hydrogenation of olefins and unsaturated aldehyde catalyzed by ruthenium complexes

We present a novel approach to tune acidity/basicity in non-aqueous and low-water media by using a class of ionic liquids (ILs) with buffering characteristics, which was readily synthesized by the reaction of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium hydroxide ([RMIM]OH) base moieties with a serials of binary or polybasic acids and defined as ionic liquid-buffers (IL-buffers). We have performed controlled experiments of hydrogenation of olefins and trans-cinnamaldehyde, catalyzed by [RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃] in non-aqueous media such as DMF and ILs in the presence of IL-buffers. Remarkable buffer dependence of the formation and catalytic behavior of ruthenium hydrides were evidenced by the kinetic studies and NMR measurements. The hydride [RuHCl(PPh₃)₃], being favorably formed in the presence of the IL-buffer with lower log₁₀([Base]/[Acid]), exhibited higher activity in the reduction of the CC bond against the carbonyl functionality of trans-cinnamaldehyde. While the hydride [RuH₄(PPh₃)₃], being preponderantly formed in the presence of the IL-buffer with higher log₁₀([Base]/[Acid]) showed activity and higher selectivity towards the CO reduction. Consequently, the hydrogenation performance of olefins and trans-cinnamaldehyde in non-aqueous system could be adjusted by adding the different IL-buffers. It is envisioned that the ability of IL-buffers to alter and precisely control the catalytic active species in non-aqueous or low-water systems might find appreciable applications for both fundamental studies and syntheses where the reactions are acid/base-sensitive.     

Two pseudo-N3 ligands and the catalytic activity of their ruthenium(II) complexes in transfer hydrogenation and hydrogenation of ketones

Complex RuCl₂(PPh₃)(iBu-BTP) (5) was synthesized by the reaction of 2,6-bis(5,6-bis(iso-butyl)-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)pyridine (iBu-BTP) and RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃ in refluxing toluene, and its molecular structure was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic determination. Complex 5 was applied as a catalyst for transfer hydrogenation of ketones and exhibited catalytic activity comparable to RuCl₂(PPh₃)(Me₄BPPy) (1) (Me₄BPPy = bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)pyridine) in some cases. The difference between the catalytic activity of 5 and 1 is attributed to the significantly different arrangement and positions of the PPh₃ and chlorides and also to the different electron density on the N-heterocycles. Complex 1 exhibited good to excellent catalytic activity in hydrogenation of ketones under mild conditions. These results have suggested new applications of iBu-BTP and Me₄BPPy as promising planar tridentate pseudo-N₃ ligands to construct highly active transition-metal catalysts.     

Hydrogenation of non-activated alkenes catalysed by water-soluble ruthenium carbonyl clusters using a biphasic protocol

The use of the water soluble ruthenium clusters Ru₃(CO)_12−x(TPPTN)_x (x=1 1, 2 2 or 3 3) and H₄Ru₄(CO)₁₁(TPPTN) 4 (TPPTN=P{m-C₆H₄SO₃Na)₃) as catalyst precursors in the hydrogenation of non-activated alkenes under biphasic conditions is described. Each cluster displays activity under moderate conditions, ca. 60 atm. H₂ at 60°C, with catalytic turnovers up to ca. 500. The trinuclear clusters undergo transformation during reaction but can be reused repeatedly without loss of activity. Other methodologies such as ionic liquid–organic and the use of silica supports have been attempted with these clusters but they are less effective than the aqueous–organic regime.     

Sonochemical synthesis of ruthenium nanoparticles

Ruthenium nanoparticles have been prepared by sonochemical reduction of a ruthenium chloride solution using ultrasound frequencies in the range 20–1056 kHz The reduction was monitored by UV-Vis absorption spectrophotometry. Reduction proceeds sequentially from Ru(III) to Ru(II) to Ru(0) and takes almost 13 h. The Ru particles produced by the ultrasound reduction have diameters between 10 and 20 nm as measured by transmission electron microscope image.     

Searching for molecular arene hydrogenation catalysis in ionic liquids

Arene hydrogenation by homogeneous catalysts is a highly controversial area of research, with many of the mononuclear complexes shown to catalyse the reaction, being found to be pre-catalysts to nanoparticles, on closer examination. The solvent properties of ionic liquids, i.e., low nucleophilicity and high polarity, make them ideal, at least in principal, for homogeneous arene hydrogenation catalysts. In this paper, we described our attempts to prepare and study such systems, using either simple metal halides or ruthenium complexes including trinuclear ruthenium clusters as catalyst precursors.     

Ligand manipulation and design for ruthenium metathesis and tandem metathesis-hydrogenation catalysis

Results of investigations into tandem ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)-hydrogenation are reviewed, in which hydrogen and 3-chloro-3-methyl-1-butyne provide simple chemical toggles to switch between metathesis and hydrogenation chemistry, enabling multiple tandem catalysis in chlorocarbon solvent. In the presence of methanol, hydrogenation of metathesis polymers can be carried out under 1 atm H₂. Issues of ligand design are examined in developing new Ru-diphosphine catalysts with improved selectivity, and an important decomposition pathway is identified for RuCl₂(PP)(CHR) systems (PP=chelating diphosphine).     

Mononuclear ruthenium complexes containing two different phosphines in trans position: II. Catalytic hydrogenation of CC and CO bonds

Bis(acetate) ruthenium(II) complexes of the general formula Ru(CO)₂(OAc)₂(PⁿBu₃)[P(p-XC₆H₄)₃] (OAc = acetate, X = CH₃O, CH₃, H, F or Cl), containing different phosphine ligands trans to PⁿBu₃, have been employed as catalyst precursors for the hydrogenation of 1-hexene, acetophenone, 2-butanone and benzylideneacetone. For comparative purposes, analogous reactions have been performed using the homodiphosphine precursors Ru(CO)₂(OAc)₂(PⁿBu₃)₂ and Ru(CO)₂(OAc)₂(PPh₃)₂. The catalytic activity of the heterodiphosphine complexes depends on the basicity of the triarylphosphine trans to PⁿBu₃ as this factor controls, inter alia, the rate of formation of hydride(acetate), Ru(CO)₂(H)(OAc)(PⁿBu₃)[P(p-XC₆H₄)₃], or dihydride, Ru(CO)₂(H)₂(PⁿBu₃)[(p-XC₆H₄)₃], complexes, by hydrogenation of the bis(OAc) precursors. The catalytic hydrogenation of the CC double bond is best accomplished by homodiphosphine dihydride catalysts, while heterodiphosphine monohydrides are more efficient catalysts than the homo- and heterodiphosphine dihydrides for the reduction of the keto CO bond.     

The importance of cluster fragmentation in the catalytic hydrogenation of phenylacetylene by PtRu5 carbonyl cluster complexes

has been shown to be a catalyst precursor for the hydrogenation of PhC₂H to styrene and ethylbenzene. Three new organometallic products have been found in the catalyst solutions. These are , , and Ru₅(CO)₁₁(μ₄-CCHCPh)(μ₄-HC₂Ph)(μ₃-HC₂Ph) (6). Compounds 4-6 have been synthesized independently and structurally characterized and each one has been tested independently for its ability to produce hydrogenation of PhC₂H catalytically. Compound 4 contains an open square-pyramidal cluster of five ruthenium atoms with one platinum atom bridging an edge of the cluster. It is structurally related to 2 but contains one less CO ligand and two hydrido ligands formed by the addition of one equivalent of hydrogen to the metal cluster. It can be obtained directly from 2 by reaction with hydrogen in the presence of trimethylamine oxide. Compound 5 is a tricoordinated mononuclear platinum complex containing one ligand, one CO ligand and one μ₂-PhC₂H ligand. Compound 5 can be obtained directly from by reaction with PhC₂H under an atmosphere of CO. Compound 6 was obtained from the reaction of Ru₅(CO)₁₅(μ₅-C) with PhC₂H in the presence of UV-Vis irradiation. Compound 6 contains three equivalents of PhC₂H; one is present as triply bridging PhC₂H ligand; one is a quadruply bridging ligand; the third one has formed a bond to the carbido ligand in the center of the metal cluster to form a novel tetra-metallated allyl ligand. Compound 5 has the highest catalytic activity of all three compounds and is believed to be responsible for the vast majority of the catalytic hydrogenation produced from the solutions of 2. Compound 4 is transformed into 5 under the conditions of catalysis.     

Ru/ZSM-5催化葡萄糖选择性加氢制备山梨醇(英)

采用无有机模板剂一步法制备了Ru/ZSM-5催化剂,利用X射线衍射、N₂吸附-脱附、NH₃-程序升温脱附和CO₂-程序升温脱附、扫描电镜和透射电镜等方法对催化剂进行了表征.考察了反应温度、钌负载量和催化剂重复利用等因素对Ru/ZSM-5上葡萄糖加氢反应性能的影响,并与浸渍法制备的Ru/ZSM-5催化剂进行了对比.结果表明,与传统浸渍法相比,一步法制备的Ru/ZSM-5催化剂钌粒子具有更高的分散性和稳定性.在120℃和4 MPa的温和反应条件下,葡萄糖接近完全转化,山梨醇选择性高达99.2%,催化剂可重复利用5次,仍保持较高活性.     

Desymmetric hydrogenation of a meso-cyclic acid anhydride toward biotin synthesis

Catalytic reactivity in the hydrogenation of a cyclic anhydride to a biotin synthetic intermediate has been investigated on the basis of Lyons’ original method using Wilkinson Ru complex, revealing the high performance of DPPF and XANTPHOS diphosphines possessing wide bite angles. The results have shown a new trail for design of the corresponding asymmetric catalysts, and the potential utility of (S,S)-Et-FerroTANE and (S,S)-(R,R)-Ph-TRAP has been demonstrated.     

An amphiphilic C60 derivative with a tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) polar head group: synthesis and incorporation in Langmuir films

An amphiphilic C₆₀ derivative with a tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) polar head group has been prepared. The Langmuir film of this compound has been characterized by its surface pressure versus molecular area (Π/A) isotherm and Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) observations.     

Bimetallic PdAu nanoparticles as hydrogenation catalysts in imidazolium ionic liquids

Metallic and bimetallic PdAu nanoparticles were solubilized in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ionic liquid (IL) by a phase-transfer method using poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) as a stabilizer. Nanoparticles were characterized by UV–vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The bimetallic PdAu nanoparticles in the IL-phase were examined as catalysts for hydrogenation reactions; both the activity and selectivity of the hydrogenation reactions could be tuned by varying the composition of the bimetallic nanoparticles, with maximum activities seen at 1:3 Au:Pd ratios. These nanoparticles/IL catalysts were recycled and then reused for further catalytic reactions with minimal loss in activity.     

Metal complex effect on the hydrogenation of o-chloronitrobenzene over polymer-stabilized colloidal ruthenium clusters

Effect of metal complex on hydrogenation of o-chloronitrobenzene (o-CNB) over poly-vinylpyrrolidone stabilized ruthenium colloid (PVP-Ru) has been studied in methanol media under 320 K and 4.0 MPa. The addition of Zn(II) complexes of diamines to PVP-Ru catalyst system leads to significant increase in the activity of PVP-Ru, while the selectivity for o-chloroaniline (o-CAN) maintained 100%. Especially, rate enhancement more than 30 times that over neat PVP-Ru has been achieved in the presence of Zn(trien)Cl₂. It was verified that the incorporation of Zn(II) complexes of multi-amines changed the reaction kinetics.