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Selective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes and Olefins over Rhodium Nanoparticles on Hydroxyapatite
Author(s) -
Huang Lei,
Luo Pingfei,
Pei Weige,
Liu Xiaoyun,
Wang Yong,
Wang Jun,
Xing Weihong,
Huang Jun
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201200330
Subject(s) - chemistry , rhodium , catalysis , hydrazine (antidepressant) , bromine , alkene , nitro , chlorine , hydrogen , reducing agent , halide , organic chemistry , nanoparticle , iodine , alkyl , nanotechnology , materials science , chromatography
We have demonstrated a highly active and selective nanocatalyst, Rh/HAP (rhodium supported on hydroxyapatite), for the reduction of nitroarenes with hydrazine and for the hydrogenation of olefins with hydrogen gas under mild conditions. Nitroarenes were hydrogenated selectively to the corresponding anilines over the Rh/HAP catalyst with hydrazine as reducing agent, and reducible groups, such as halides (fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine), cyano and alkene were untouched. Moreover, olefins can be hydrogenated selectively to the corresponding alkanes in good yields over the Rh/HAP catalyst in the presence of reducible nitro, carbonyl and cyano groups when H 2 was used.