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The selective hydrogenation of furfural over intermetallic compounds with outstanding catalytic performance
Yang, Yusen,Chen, Lifang,Chen, Yudi,Liu, Wei,Feng, Haisong,Wang, Bin,Zhang, Xin,Wei, Min
, p. 5352 - 5362 (2019)
The selective hydrogenation of furfural (a biomass-derived platform compound, CO versus CC) is an important reaction for the production of chemical intermediates widely used in the polymer industry. Herein, we report three non-precious intermetallic compounds (IMCs) (Ni3Sn1, Ni3Sn2 and Ni3Sn4) derived from a layered double hydroxide (LDH) precursor, which are characterized by a highly uniform dispersion of IMC nanoparticles and display surprisingly improved catalytic performance toward the selective hydrogenation of furfural (CO) to furfuryl alcohol. In particular, the Ni3Sn2 IMC shows optimal catalytic behavior (conversion: 100%; selectivity: 99%), which exceeds that of reported non-precious metal catalysts and is even comparable to that of noble metal catalysts (e.g., Au, Pd and Pt). A combinative investigation based on in situ FT-IR, XANES and Bader charge studies verifies electron transfer from Sn to Ni, facilitating the activation of adsorption of the CO bond on the Ni top site, whilst inhibiting the adsorption of CC. Both experimental studies (in situ FT-IR and catalytic evaluations) and theoretical calculations (DFT calculations and microkinetic modeling) reveal a vertical adsorption configuration of furfural molecules over the Ni3Sn2 IMC, followed by the first hydrogenation at the carbon atom (the rate-determining step) and the second hydrogenation at the oxygen atom. This detailed study of the structure-selectivity relationship is substantiated by virtue of establishing the adsorption configuration of the substrate and the reaction pathway, which paves the way for the rational design and development of high-efficiency heterogeneous catalysts for selective hydrogenation reactions.
Suzuki,A. et al.
, p. 2792 - 2793 (1971)
Efficient and chemoselective hydrogenation of aldehydes catalyzed by well-defined PN3-pincer manganese(ii) catalyst precursors: An application in furfural conversion
Gholap, Sandeep Suryabhan,Dakhil, Abdullah Al,Chakraborty, Priyanka,Li, Huaifeng,Dutta, Indranil,Das, Pradip K.,Huang, Kuo-Wei
supporting information, p. 11815 - 11818 (2021/11/30)
Well-defined and air-stable PN3-pincer manganese(ii) complexes were synthesized and used for the hydrogenation of aldehydes into alcohols under mild conditions using MeOH as a solvent. This protocol is applicable for a wide range of aldehydes containing various functional groups. Importantly, α,β-unsaturated aldehydes, including ynals, are hydrogenated with the CC double bond/CC triple bond intact. Our methodology was demonstrated for the conversion of biomass derived feedstocks such as furfural and 5-formylfurfural to furfuryl alcohol and 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfuryl alcohol respectively.
A Construction of α-Alkenyl Lactones via Reduction Radical Cascade Reaction of Allyl Alcohols and Acetylenic Acids
Zhang, Hua,Zhang, Guo-Min,He, Shuai,Shi, Zhi-Chuan,Zhang, Xiao-Mei,Wang, Ji-Yu
supporting information, p. 8337 - 8344 (2020/11/03)
An iron-catalyzed cascade reaction of radical reduction of allyl alcohols and acetylenic acids to construct polysubstituted α-alkenyl lactones has been developed. In this paper, various allyl alcohols can form allyl ester intermediates and are further transformed into alkyl radicals, which form products through intramolecular reflex-Michael addition. In addition, this method can be used to prepare spirocycloalkenyl lactones. Interestingly, this protocol can be used to synthesize the skeleton structure of natural products. Moreover, the product can be further transformed into a β-methylene tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydrofuran diene.