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Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Olefins Using a Nanostructured Nickel Catalyst
Author(s) -
Klarner Mara,
Bieger Sandra,
Drechsler Markus,
Kempe Rhett
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1521-3749
pISSN - 0044-2313
DOI - 10.1002/zaac.202100124
Subject(s) - catalysis , nickel , steric effects , carbon fibers , nanoparticle , metal , chemistry , organic chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , composite number , composite material
The selective hydrogenation of functionalized olefins is of great importance in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Here, we report on a nanostructured nickel catalyst that enables the selective hydrogenation of purely aliphatic and functionalized olefins under mild conditions. The earth‐abundant metal catalyst allows the selective hydrogenation of sterically protected olefins and further tolerates functional groups such as carbonyls, esters, ethers and nitriles. The characterization of our catalyst revealed the formation of surface oxidized metallic nickel nanoparticles stabilized by a N‐doped carbon layer on the active carbon support.