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A Supported Ni Catalyst Produced from Ni‐Al Hydrotalcite‐Like Precursor for Reduction of Furfuryl Alcohol to Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol by NaBH 4 in Water
Author(s) -
Ren Dezhang,
Wang Jingyi,
Jiang Xuelei,
Song Zhiyuan,
Norinaga Koyo,
Huo Zhibao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.202003543
Subject(s) - furfuryl alcohol , hydrotalcite , catalysis , furan , alcohol , reducing agent , ketone , hydrogen , materials science , ethanol , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry
Tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) is a kind of high value‐added compound in industry, which can be obtained from biomass chemical engineering. However, Synthesis of THFA under mild condition with green hydrogen donors remains a big challenge. In this article, a supported Ni catalyst derived from Ni−Al hydrotalcite‐like compounds (HTs) as precursors for the reduction of furfuryl alcohol (FA) into THFA with NaBH 4 as reducing agent in water was first reported. As a result, Ni/Al 2 O 3 −HT exhibited high catalytic activity for the transformation, and THFA was achieved in 100 % yield at 60 °C for 60 min. Moreover, Ni/Al 2 O 3 −HT could be recycled at least seven times without the loss of its activity. Under optimized conditions, the reduction reaction of several furan and ketone compounds was investigated. A possible mechanism for the reduction of FA to afford THFA was also proposed.