Catalytic Hydrogenation Of Nitroarenes Research Articles

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes over Ag33 Nanoclusters: The Ligand Effect.

Using ligand-protected metallic nanoclusters with atomic precision as catalysts and elucidating its ligand effect in the catalysis are the prerequisites to deepen the structure-catalysis relationship of nanoclusters at the molecular level. Herein, a series of Ag33 nanoclusters protected with different thiolate ligands (2-phenylethanethiol, 4-chlorobenzyl mercaptan, and 4-methoxybenzyl mercaptan as precursors) were synthesized and used as heterogeneous catalysts for the conversion of nitroarenes to arylamine with NaBH4 as reductant. The obtained nanoclusters exhibited ligand-dependent catalytic activity, with benzyl thiolate ligands distinctly superior to the phenethyl thiolate ligands. DFT calculations revealed that the ligand regulated catalytic activity of the nanoclusters was ascribed to the H-π and π-π interactions between the ligands and the substrates, owing to the presence of phenyl rings in these structures. This work highlighted the importance of the ligands on the metallic nanoclusters in catalysis and provides a strategy to regulate the catalytic activity by utilizing weak interactions between the catalysts and the substrates.

A Highly Active Nickel Catalyst for the Selective Hydrogenation of Functionalized Nitroarenes

AbstractThe catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes using hydrogen gas as reducing agent to form substituted aniline derivates is an important reaction in industry and academic research. Here, we report on the nitroarene hydrogenation capability of a nanostructured nickel catalyst synthesized from a nickel salen complex and a commercially available porous silica support. Our catalyst allows the selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes under mild conditions while tolerating various functional groups and hydrogenation‐sensitive examples such as iodine, nitrile or olefinic groups. The use of the nickel salen complex as metal precursor is crucial for the high activity and selectivity observed.

Palladium Nanocatalysts Encapsulated on Porous Silica @ Magnetic Carbon‐Coated Cobalt Nanoparticles for Sustainable Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes, Alkenes and Alkynes.

AbstractPalladium nanoparticles were impregnated on porous silica shell carbon‐coated cobalt nanoparticles, resulting in a magnetically retrievable material that was evaluated in the catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes, alkenes and alkynes. The prepared material was characterized by HR‐XRD, HR‐TEM, elemental mapping EDX, ICP‐OES and XPS analyses, revealing highly dispersed palladium nanoparticles within the porous platform that could account for the high activity observed. Mild reaction conditions, easy retrievability of the catalyst with the aid of an external magnet, recycling in four runs with a total leaching of 19 ppm (1.2 % of the initially employed Pd amount), and high stability makes this material attractive for sustainable and environmentally benign applications.

Hydrogenation of Functionalized Nitroarenes Catalyzed by Single-Phase Pyrite FeS2 Nanoparticles on N,S-Codoped Porous Carbon.

Catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes is an industrially very important and environmentally friendly process for the production of anilines; however, highly chemoselective reduction of nitroarenes decorated with one or more reducible groups in a nitroarene molecule remains a challenge. Herein, a novel hybrid non-noble iron-based nanocatalyst (named as FeS2 /NSC) was developed, which was prepared from biomass as C and N source together with inexpensive Fe(NO3 )3 as Fe source through high-temperature pyrolysis in a straightforward and cost-effective procedure. Comprehensive characterization revealed that single-phase pyrite FeS2 nanoparticles with precisely defined composition and uniform size were homogeneously dispersed on N,S-codoped porous carbon with large specific surface area, hierarchical porous channels, and high pore volume. The resultant catalyst FeS2 /NSC demonstrated good catalytic activity for hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes with good tolerance of various functional groups in water as a sustainable and green solvent. Compared with bulk pyrite FeS2 and other non-noble metal-based heterogeneous catalysts reported in the literature, a remarkably enhanced activity was observed under mild reaction conditions. More importantly, FeS2 /NSC displayed exclusive chemoselectivity for the reduction of nitro groups for nitroarenes bearing varying readily reducible groups.

Atomically dispersed Ni as the active site towards selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes

Noble-metal-free catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes is achieved through the rational design of atomically dispersed Ni sites on N-doped porous carbon. The outstanding activity of the catalyst originates from the atomic dispersion of Ni active sites with a high Ni–N3 content.

Biomass-Derived Catalysts for Selective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes.

Development of catalytically active materials from biowaste represents an important aspect of sustainable chemical research. Three heterogeneous materials were synthesized from inexpensive biomass-based chitosan and abundant Co(OAc)2 using complexation followed by pyrolysis at various temperatures. These materials were applied in the catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes using molecular hydrogen. A variety of diversely functionalized nitroarenes including some pharmaceutically active compounds were converted into aromatic amines in high yields, with high selectivity, and with excellent functional group tolerance. This green protocol has also been implemented for the synthesis of a biologically important TRPC3 inhibitor.

Enhanced Chemoselective Hydrogenation through Tuning the Interaction between Pt Nanoparticles and Carbon Supports: Insights from Identical Location Transmission Electron Microscopy and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Ultrasmall-sized platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) (∼1 nm) supported on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with nitrogen doping and oxygen functional groups were synthesized and applied in the catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes. The advanced identical location transmission electron microscopy (IL-TEM) method was applied to probe the structure evolution of the Pt/CNT catalysts in the reaction. The results indicate that Pt NPs supported on CNTs with a high amount of nitrogen doping (Pt/H-NCNTs) afford 2-fold activity to that of Pt NPs supported on CNTs with oxygen functional groups (Pt/oCNTs) and 4-fold to that of the commercial Pt NPs supported on active carbon (Pt/C) catalyst toward nitrobenzene. The catalytic performance of Pt/H-NCNTs remained constant during four cycles, whereas the activity of the Pt/oCNTs was halved at the second cycle. Compared with Pt/oCNTs, Pt/H-NCNTs exhibited a higher selectivity (>99%) in chemoselective hydrogenation of halonitrobenzenes to haloanilines due to the electron-rich chemical ...

FeOx-supported platinum single-atom and pseudo-single-atom catalysts for chemoselective hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes.

The catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes is an environmentally benign technology for the production of anilines, which are key intermediates for manufacturing agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and dyes. Most of the precious metal catalysts, however, suffer from low chemoselectivity when one or more reducible groups are present in a nitroarene molecule. Herein we report FeOx-supported platinum single-atom and pseudo-single-atom structures as highly active, chemoselective and reusable catalysts for hydrogenation of a variety of substituted nitroarenes. For hydrogenation of 3-nitrostyrene, the catalyst yields a TOF of ~1,500 h(-1), 20-fold higher than the best result reported in literature, and a selectivity to 3-aminostyrene close to 99%, the best ever achieved over platinum group metals. The superior performance can be attributed to the presence of positively charged platinum centres and the absence of Pt-Pt metallic bonding, both of which favour the preferential adsorption of nitro groups.

DNS-based prediction of the selectivity of fast multiphase reactions: Hydrogenation of nitroarenes

The catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes is a reaction of significant importance for the pharmaceutical, agro-chemical and dye-manufacturing industries. It proceeds through a hydroxylamine intermediate, which is toxic, carcinogenic and thermally unstable. While many studies have been conducted, attempting to alter the catalyst to minimize the accumulation of hydroxylamine, the influence of the hydrodynamics on the product and intermediate formation has so far not been investigated. Due to the fast rate of reaction most of the hydrogen dissolved from the bubbles will be consumed in close proximity of the bubble surface. In such cases local mixing in the bubble wake impacts the reaction network far surpassing that of the reactor-scale transport. For the purposes of studying the local hydrodynamics in bubbly flows, direct numerical simulations (DNS) were performed of freely deformable gas bubbles rising in a liquid phase. Different cases were considered, including both single bubbles and clusters of multiple bubbles. The hydrodynamic model has been coupled with the equations describing species transport and chemical reaction of all reactants, which allows the direct investigation of the effects of the local hydrodynamics on the product distribution. The effect of different Hatta and Schmidt numbers has been investigated. The simulation results have been compared with a solution obtained from film theory and suggestions have been made how to incorporate the local mixing effect into a modified film theory. We found that the different bubble wake types observed at different conditions will result in different rates of hydroxylamine formation and selectivity. These differences will persist even in the case of clusters consisting of multiple bubbles. The results of this study can be useful for the future design and operation of bubble reactors, as it provided a straightforward method for decreasing the accumulation of harmful intermediates in the catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes.

Strong reduction of hydroxylamine accumulation in the catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes by vanadium promoters

The accumulation of hydroxylamines during the catalytic hydrogenation of several aromatic nitro compounds could be reduced from >40% to <1% by the addition of catalytic amounts of vanadium promoters, resulting in a faster reaction and purer products.