Challenging thermodynamics: hydrogenation of benzene to 1,3- cyclohexadiene by Ru@Pt nanoparticles
Since the earliest reports on catalytic benzene hydrogenation, 1,3-cyclohexadiene and cyclohexene have been proposed as key intermediates. However, the former has never been obtained with remarkable selectivity. Herein we report the first partial hydrogenation of benzene towards 1,3 cyclohexadiene u...
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| description | Since the earliest reports on catalytic benzene hydrogenation, 1,3-cyclohexadiene and cyclohexene have been proposed as key intermediates. However, the former has never been obtained with remarkable selectivity. Herein we report the first partial hydrogenation of benzene towards 1,3 cyclohexadiene under mild conditions in a catalytic biphasic system consisting of Ru@Pt nanoparticles (NPs) in ionic liquid (IL). The tandem reduction of [Ru(COD)(2-methylallyl)2] (COD = 1,5 cyclooctadiene) followed by decomposition of [Pt2(dba)3] (dba = dibenzylideneacetone) in 1-nbutyl- 3 methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMI.PF6) IL under hydrogen affords core-shell Ru@Pt NPs of 2.9 ± 0.2 nm. The hydrogenation of benzene (60 ºC, 6 bar of H2) dissolved in nheptane by these bimetallic NPs in BMI.PF6 affords 1,3- cyclohexadiene in unprecedented 21% selectivity at 5% benzene conversion. On opposition, almost no 1,3-cyclohexadiene was observed using monometallic Pt(0) or Ru(0) NPs under the same reaction conditions and benzene conversions. The study reveals that the selectivity is related to synergetic effects of the bimetallic composition of the catalyst material as well as the performance under biphasic reaction conditions. It is proposed that colloidal metal catalysts in ILs and under multiphase conditions (“dynamic asymmetric mixture”) can operate far from the thermodynamic equilibrium akin to chemically active membranes. |
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| spelling | nottingham-373342020-05-04T18:09:33Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37334/ Challenging thermodynamics: hydrogenation of benzene to 1,3- cyclohexadiene by Ru@Pt nanoparticles Weilhard, Andreas Abarca, Gabriel A. Viscardi, Janine Prechtl, Martin H.G. Scholten, Jackson D. Bernandi, Fabiano Baptista, Daniel Dupont, Jairton Since the earliest reports on catalytic benzene hydrogenation, 1,3-cyclohexadiene and cyclohexene have been proposed as key intermediates. However, the former has never been obtained with remarkable selectivity. Herein we report the first partial hydrogenation of benzene towards 1,3 cyclohexadiene under mild conditions in a catalytic biphasic system consisting of Ru@Pt nanoparticles (NPs) in ionic liquid (IL). The tandem reduction of [Ru(COD)(2-methylallyl)2] (COD = 1,5 cyclooctadiene) followed by decomposition of [Pt2(dba)3] (dba = dibenzylideneacetone) in 1-nbutyl- 3 methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMI.PF6) IL under hydrogen affords core-shell Ru@Pt NPs of 2.9 ± 0.2 nm. The hydrogenation of benzene (60 ºC, 6 bar of H2) dissolved in nheptane by these bimetallic NPs in BMI.PF6 affords 1,3- cyclohexadiene in unprecedented 21% selectivity at 5% benzene conversion. On opposition, almost no 1,3-cyclohexadiene was observed using monometallic Pt(0) or Ru(0) NPs under the same reaction conditions and benzene conversions. The study reveals that the selectivity is related to synergetic effects of the bimetallic composition of the catalyst material as well as the performance under biphasic reaction conditions. It is proposed that colloidal metal catalysts in ILs and under multiphase conditions (“dynamic asymmetric mixture”) can operate far from the thermodynamic equilibrium akin to chemically active membranes. Wiley 2016-09-27 Article PeerReviewed Weilhard, Andreas, Abarca, Gabriel A., Viscardi, Janine, Prechtl, Martin H.G., Scholten, Jackson D., Bernandi, Fabiano, Baptista, Daniel and Dupont, Jairton (2016) Challenging thermodynamics: hydrogenation of benzene to 1,3- cyclohexadiene by Ru@Pt nanoparticles. Chemcatchem, 9 (1). pp. 204-211. ISSN 1867-3899 nanoparticles ionic liquids hydrogenation nonequilibrium arenes http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cctc.201601196/abstract doi:10.1002/cctc.201601196 doi:10.1002/cctc.201601196 |
| spellingShingle | nanoparticles ionic liquids hydrogenation nonequilibrium arenes Weilhard, Andreas Abarca, Gabriel A. Viscardi, Janine Prechtl, Martin H.G. Scholten, Jackson D. Bernandi, Fabiano Baptista, Daniel Dupont, Jairton Challenging thermodynamics: hydrogenation of benzene to 1,3- cyclohexadiene by Ru@Pt nanoparticles |
| title | Challenging thermodynamics: hydrogenation of benzene to 1,3- cyclohexadiene by Ru@Pt nanoparticles |
| title_full | Challenging thermodynamics: hydrogenation of benzene to 1,3- cyclohexadiene by Ru@Pt nanoparticles |
| title_fullStr | Challenging thermodynamics: hydrogenation of benzene to 1,3- cyclohexadiene by Ru@Pt nanoparticles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenging thermodynamics: hydrogenation of benzene to 1,3- cyclohexadiene by Ru@Pt nanoparticles |
| title_short | Challenging thermodynamics: hydrogenation of benzene to 1,3- cyclohexadiene by Ru@Pt nanoparticles |
| title_sort | challenging thermodynamics: hydrogenation of benzene to 1,3- cyclohexadiene by ru@pt nanoparticles |
| topic | nanoparticles ionic liquids hydrogenation nonequilibrium arenes |
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