ISSN 0965-5441, Petroleum Chemistry, 2018, Vol. 58, No. 10, pp. 869–875. © Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2018.
Original Russian Text © M.V. Bermeshev, T.N. Antonova, D.R. Shangareev, A.S. Danilova, N.A. Pozharskaya, 2018, published in Neftekhimiya, 2018, Vol. 58, No. 5, pp. 580–587.
Selective Catalytic Hydrogenation of Alicyclic Dienes
with Hydrogen in a Liquid Phase
M. V. Bermesheva, b, *, T. N. Antonovac, **, D. R. Shangareevc, A. S. Danilovac, and N. A. Pozharskayab
aTopchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
bMendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, 125047 Russia
cYaroslavl State Technical University, Yaroslavl, 150023 Russia
*e-mail: bmv@ips.ac.ru
**e-mail: antonovatn@ystu.ru
Received March 13, 2018
Abstract—The hydrogenation behavior of a number of alicyclic dienes (5-vinyl-2-norbornene (5-vinyl-bicy-
clo[2.2.1]heptene-2), dicyclopentadiene (tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decadiene-3,8), and cis,cis-1,5-cyclooctadiene)
to the corresponding cycloalkenes in the presence of a finely divided palladium catalyst suspended in the liq-
uid phase has been studied. The reactivities of the double bonds of these dienes have been compared. The
conversion of 5-vinyl-2-norbornene and selectivity of its hydrogenation to 2-vinylnorbornane depending on
the reaction conditions have been evaluated. Conditions for the selective production of desired 2-vinylnor-
bornane are proposed for the further implementation of this process in practice.
Keywords: 5-vinyl-2-norbornene, 2-vinylnorbornane, dicyclopentadiene, 1,5-cyclooctadiene, liquid-phase
hydrogenation, finely divided catalysts, double bond reactivity
DOI: 10.1134/S0965544118100031
The hydrogenation of one of the double bonds in ing the corresponding cyclodienes. In addition, its use
alicyclic dienes to form corresponding cycloalkenes is under the conditions of vigorous stirring converts the
of interest for further synthesis of derivatives with dif- three-phase gas/liquid/solid-catalyst system to the
ferent functionalities, polymers for the fabrication of state of pseudohomogeneity, in which the reaction can
molded articles, and other materials with a set of valu- be kinetically controlled mode and, hence, modeling
able performance characteristics on their basis [1, 2]. of this process is possible [6].
The efficiency of the application of cycloalkenes for
practical purposes largely depends on the selectivity of
their formation in the hydrogenation process, which
can take place only in the case of successive saturation
of the double bonds of cyclodienes.
In this paper, we present the results of studying the
basic features of hydrogenation of 5-vinyl-2-nor-
bornene (VNB) to 2-vinylnorbornane using a finely
divided catalyst (1% Pd/C) suspended in the liquid
phase in comparison with the similar results of the sat-
uration of double bonds of alicyclic dienes, such as
dicyclopentadiene and 1,5-cyclooctadiene.
The liquid-phase hydrogenation of VNB with
hydrogen has been investigated earlier but mainly with
the use of molded catalysts of the platinum group [7–
9]. According to the data presented in [7], in the pres-
ence of silica gel-supported catalysts, such as Ru, Rh,
Ir, and their mixtures, the endo- and exo-isomers of
VNB taken at a 2 : 1 ratio are nonselectively hydroge-
nated at the double bond of the bicycloheptene moiety
of the molecule and its vinyl group simultaneously.
For this reason, endo-5-ethylnorbornene and endo-2-
vinylnorbornane, as well as their exo-isomers,
are simultaneously formed as the main reaction prod-
ucts. According to Kohlman et al. [8], a high yield of
2-vinylnorbornane is achieved in the case of using
0.5% Pd/γ-Al2O3 with a 15% CaO additive as the cat-
This catalyst is distinguished by high activity due to
its structure, in which “amorphous carbon–Pd” thin
composite layers provide the nanoscale dimensional-
ity of the metal particles (20–900 nm) and allow car- alyst if the VNB hydrogenation process is performed
rying out the hydrogenation reaction at atmospheric under a hydrogen pressure of up to 10 atm in methanol
pressure, moderate temperatures, and without prelim- as the solvent in the presence of poisoning additives
inary activation according to published data [3]. As is (gaseous CO or pyridine). The introduction of poi-
shown in [4, 5], the application of a finely divided cat- soning additives undoubtedly decreases the techno-
alyst provides the selective formation of a number of logical effectiveness and environmental safety of such
cycloalkenes at a level of 92–98 mol % by hydrogenat- a process in the case of its practical implementation. It
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