Catalytic hydrogen transfer of ketones over atomic layer deposited highly-dispersed platinum nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes

  • Chengjun Jiang
  • , Xinhua Liang

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Abstract

Hydrogen transfer of ketones, catalyzed by highly-dispersed platinum nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), was studied. Pt nanoparticles were deposited on gram quantities of non-functionalized MWCNTs by atomic layer deposition (ALD) at 300 C, using (methylcyclopentadienyl) trimethylplatinum and oxygen as precursors. TEM analysis showed that ~ 1.4 nm Pt nanoparticles were highly dispersed on MWCNTs. The heterogeneous hydrogen-transfer reactions of acetophenone indicated that an acetophenone conversion of 100% and a 1-phenylethanol selectivity of 99.0% could be obtained with a ketone to Pt mass ratio of 24,690 and a ketone to KOH mass ratio of 22 at 150 C for 5 h. The selectivity of the Pt/MWCNT catalyst was higher than that of the commercial Pt/C catalyst, due to the highly-dispersed, uniform Pt nanoparticles and the unique porous structures of the Pt/MWCNT catalyst. The high stability of the Pt/MWCNT catalyst was demonstrated by reutilization of the catalyst. The high reactivity and selectivity of this catalyst for hydrogen transfer reduction were also demonstrated for other ketones.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)41-45
Number of pages5
JournalCatalysis Communications
Volume46
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 10 2014

Keywords

  • Atomic layer deposition (ALD)
  • Catalytic hydrogen transfer
  • CNT
  • Ketones
  • Platinum (Pt)

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