Abstract
Metallic Ni shows high activity for a variety of hydrogenation reactions due to its intrinsically high capability for H2 activation, but it suffers from low chemoselectivity for target products when two or more reactive functional groups are present on one molecule. Modification by other metals changes the geometric and electronic structures of the monometallic Ni catalyst, providing an opportunity to design Ni-based bimetallic catalysts with improved activity, chemoselectivity, and durability. In this review, the hydrogenation properties of these catalysts are described starting from the typical methods of preparing Ni-based bimetallic nanoparticles. In most cases, the reasons for the enhanced catalysis are discussed based on the geometric and electronic effects. This review provides new insights into the development of more efficient and well-structured non-noble metal-based bimetallic catalytic systems for chemoselective hydrogenation reactions.
Highlights
Catalysis has emerged as an important branch of energy and sustainability research because it allows for chemical transformations to be carried out at relatively low temperatures while minimizing or avoiding the formation of byproducts [1,2]
The chemoselective hydrogenation of a target functional group in the presence of other reactive functional groups in a molecule is difficult to achieve because most transition metal catalysts cannot recognize and preferentially interact with the target group [9]
We featured the selective hydrogenation of unsaturated compounds to desired products because monometallic Ni catalyst hydrogenates any reducible functional groups
Summary
Catalysis has emerged as an important branch of energy and sustainability research because it allows for chemical transformations to be carried out at relatively low temperatures while minimizing or avoiding the formation of byproducts [1,2]. Ni is a fascinating alternative to precious metals such as Pd and Pt. the chemoselective hydrogenation of a target functional group in the presence of other reactive functional groups in a molecule is difficult to achieve because most transition metal catalysts cannot recognize and preferentially interact with the target group [9].
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