Selective hydrogenation of phenol and derivatives over an ionic liquid-like copolymer stabilized palladium catalyst in aqueous media
- 25 January 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in RSC Advances
- Vol. 3 (13), 4171-4175
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra21663b
Abstract
A combination of “water soluble” palladium nanoparticles stabilized by an ionic liquid-like copolymer and phosphotungstic acid synergistically promotes selective hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanone. The nanocatalyst preparation and selective phenol hydrogenation are successfully combined into a one-pot process in this research. Conversion exceeding 99% was achieved with >99% selectivity under an atmospheric pressure of hydrogen in aqueous media. Moreover, even at room temperature, >99% conversion and >99% selectivity could still be obtained. The generality of the catalyst system for this reaction was demonstrated by selective hydrogenation of other hydroxylated aromatic compounds with similar performance.Keywords
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