821-09-0Relevant articles and documents
Williams et al.
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Precursor Nuclearity and Ligand Effects in Atomically-Dispersed Heterogeneous Iron Catalysts for Alkyne Semi-Hydrogenation
Faust Akl, Dario,Ruiz-Ferrando, Andrea,Fako, Edvin,Hauert, Roland,Safonova, Olga,Mitchell, Sharon,López, Núria,Pérez-Ramírez, Javier
, p. 3247 - 3256 (2021/05/31)
Nanostructuring earth-abundant metals as single atoms or clusters of controlled size on suitable carriers opens new routes to develop high-performing heterogeneous catalysts, but resolving speciation trends remains challenging. Here, we investigate the potential of low-nuclearity iron catalysts in the continuous liquid-phase semi-hydrogenation of various alkynes. The activity depends on multiple factors, including the nuclearity and ligand sphere of the metal precursor and their evolution upon interaction with the mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride scaffold. Density functional theory predicts the favorable adsorption of the metal precursors on the scaffold without altering the nuclearity and preserving some ligands. Contrary to previous observations for palladium catalysts, single atoms of iron exhibit higher activity than larger clusters. Atomistic simulations suggest a central role of residual carbonyl species in permitting low-energy paths over these isolated metal centers.
Fast and Selective Semihydrogenation of Alkynes by Palladium Nanoparticles Sandwiched in Metal–Organic Frameworks
Choe, Kwanghak,Li, Guodong,Qiu, Xueying,Ri, Myonghak,Shi, Xinghua,Tang, Zhiyong,Wang, Hui,Wang, Yinglong,Xue, Guangxin,Yuan, Yi,Zhao, Wenshi,Zheng, Fengbin
supporting information, p. 3650 - 3657 (2020/02/04)
The semihydrogenation of alkynes into alkenes rather than alkanes is of great importance in the chemical industry. Unfortunately, state-of-the-art heterogeneous catalysts hardly achieve high turnover frequencies (TOFs) simultaneously with almost full conversion, excellent selectivity, and good stability. Here, we used metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) containing Zr metal nodes (“UiO”) with tunable wettability and electron-withdrawing ability as activity accelerators for the semihydrogenation of alkynes catalyzed by sandwiched palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs). Impressively, the porous hydrophobic UiO support not only leads to an enrichment of phenylacetylene around the Pd NPs but also renders the Pd surfaces more electron-deficient, which leads to a remarkable catalysis performance, including an exceptionally high TOF of 13835 h?1, 100 % phenylacetylene conversion 93.1 % selectivity towards styrene, and no activity decay after successive catalytic cycles. The strategy of using molecularly tailored supports is universal for boosting the selective semihydrogenation of various terminal and internal alkynes.
