Highly-active, graphene-supported platinum catalyst for the solventless hydrosilylation of olefins

Caleb J Kong; Stanley E Gilliland; Brian R Clark; B Frank Gupton

doi:10.1039/c8cc07641c

Highly-active, graphene-supported platinum catalyst for the solventless hydrosilylation of olefins

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Nov 27;54(95):13343-13346. doi: 10.1039/c8cc07641c.

Authors

Caleb J Kong¹, Stanley E Gilliland, Brian R Clark, B Frank Gupton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 601 W. Main St. Richmond, VA 23220, USA. bfgupton@vcu.edu.

PMID: 30411738
DOI: 10.1039/c8cc07641c

Abstract

Herein we report the development of the first graphene-supported platinum catalyst that has demonstrated exceptional catalytic activity and stability for hydrosilylation reactions of olefins (TOF 4.8 × 106 h-1, TON = 9.4 × 106). The catalyst also exhibited functional group tolerance over a broad range of industrially relevant substrates with minimal metal leaching. In addition, the catalyst system was successfully translated into a packed bed platform for continuous hydrosilylation reactions.