Highly chemoselective hydrogenation of 2-ethylanthraquinone to 2-ethylanthrahydroquinone catalyzed by palladium metal dispersed inside highly lipophilic functional resins |
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Authors: | Biffis Andrea Ricoveri Rossana Campestrini Sandro Kralik Milan Jeràbek Karel Corain Benedetto |
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Affiliation: | Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica Metallorganica ed Analitica Università di Padova, Centro per lo Studio della Stabilità e Reattività dei Composti di Coordinazione, C.N.R. Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy. andrea.biffis@unipd.it |
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Abstract: | Most hydrogen peroxide is currently produced by the selective hydrogenation of 2-ethylanthraquinone (EAQ) to 2-ethylanthrahydroquinone (EAHQ), followed by treatment with dioxygen; this produces hydrogen peroxide and regenerates 2-ethylanthraquinone. We have developed novel catalysts for this process that are based on palladium supported on very lipophilic functional resins and that are able to promote a chemoselectivity for EAHQ slightly but definitely superior to that provided by an industrial catalyst under identical conditions. This finding demonstrates the potential of variations of the lipophilic/hydrophilic character of the support as a tool for the improvement of the chemoselectivity of resin-based metal catalysts. |
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