Pd nanoparticles in dendrimers immobilized on silica-polyamine composites as catalysts for selective hydrogenation

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2014 Jun 11;6(11):8807-16. doi: 10.1021/am501528a. Epub 2014 May 2.

Abstract

New heterogeneous hydrogenation catalysts, based on Pd nanoparticles and polypropyleneimine (PPI) dendrimers of the third generation that have been covalently grafted to a silica surface modified with polyallylamine (PAA) have been synthesized. The final products were characterized by TEM, XPS, and solid-state NMR spectroscopy. The synthesized materials are effective catalysts for selective hydrogenation of dienes to monoenes and phenyl acetylene to styrene at very high substrate/Pd ratios with turnover rates higher than related Pd nanoparticle catalysts. The synthesized catalysts can be reused without any loss of activity in the case of styrene and isoprene.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.