Surfactant-free nickel-silver core@shell nanoparticles in mesoporous SBA-15 for chemoselective hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Feb 11;52(12):2569-72. doi: 10.1039/c5cc09827k. Epub 2016 Jan 8.

Abstract

Surfactant-free bimetallic Ni@Ag nanoparticles in mesoporous silica, SBA-15 prepared by simple wet co-impregnation catalyse hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to methyl glycolate or ethylene glycol in high yield.

MeSH terms

  • Hydrogen / chemistry
  • Metal Nanoparticles*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Nickel / chemistry*
  • Oxalates / chemistry*
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • Porosity
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Silver / chemistry*
  • Surface-Active Agents / chemistry*

Substances

  • Oxalates
  • SBA-15
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • Silver
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Nickel
  • Hydrogen