Fast and Selective Semihydrogenation of Alkynes by Palladium Nanoparticles Sandwiched in Metal–Organic Frameworks

The semihydrogenation of alkynes into alkenes rather than alkanes is of great importance in the chemical industry. Unfortunately, state-of-the-art heterogeneous catalysts hardly achieve high turnover frequencies (TOFs) simultaneously with almost full conversion, excellent selectivity, and good stability. Here, we used metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) containing Zr metal nodes (“UiO”) with tunable wettability and electron-withdrawing ability as activity accelerators for the semihydrogenation of alkynes catalyzed by sandwiched palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs). Impressively, the porous hydrophobic UiO support not only leads to an enrichment of phenylacetylene around the Pd NPs but also renders the Pd surfaces more electron-deficient, which leads to a remarkable catalysis performance, including an exceptionally high TOF of 13835 h⁻¹, 100 % phenylacetylene conversion 93.1 % selectivity towards styrene, and no activity decay after successive catalytic cycles. The strategy of using molecularly tailored supports is universal for boosting the selective semihydrogenation of various terminal and internal alkynes.     

Fast and Selective Semihydrogenation of Alkynes by Palladium Nanoparticles Sandwiched in Metal–Organic Frameworks

The semihydrogenation of alkynes into alkenes rather than alkanes is of great importance in the chemical industry. Unfortunately, state‐of‐the‐art heterogeneous catalysts hardly achieve high turnover frequencies (TOFs) simultaneously with almost full conversion, excellent selectivity, and good stability. Here, we used metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) containing Zr metal nodes (“UiO”) with tunable wettability and electron‐withdrawing ability as activity accelerators for the semihydrogenation of alkynes catalyzed by sandwiched palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs). Impressively, the porous hydrophobic UiO support not only leads to an enrichment of phenylacetylene around the Pd NPs but also renders the Pd surfaces more electron‐deficient, which leads to a remarkable catalysis performance, including an exceptionally high TOF of 13835 h^?1, 100 % phenylacetylene conversion 93.1 % selectivity towards styrene, and no activity decay after successive catalytic cycles. The strategy of using molecularly tailored supports is universal for boosting the selective semihydrogenation of various terminal and internal alkynes.     

密度泛函理论计算研究表面应力对钯催化乙炔选择性加氢活性与选择性的影响（英文）

在石油催化裂解过程中,除了生成乙烯、丙烯及丁烯等烯烃,还会产生部分炔烃.目前工业上通常采用炔烃选择性加氢转化为对应的单烯烃,以除去其中炔烃.由于产品烯烃中的炔烃等杂质含量需极低,这就对用于加氢催化剂的活性和选择性提出了很高的要求,即催化剂需要选择性吸附炔烃并加氢,而不损失其中的烯烃.经过前期大量的基础研究工作,目前工业中炔烃选择性加氢应用最广泛的催化剂是负载型钯基催化剂.然而,单独的钯金属选择性并不理想,因而对其选择性以及活性进行调控成为了当前关注的研究课题.本文采用密度泛函理论计算结合微观反应动力学模拟手段,研究了钯金属表面应力存在条件下的活性与选择性,以及形成次表层物种的可能性和形成后的活性与选择性.研究发现,改变钯金属的晶格参数与表面应力,反应物、表面反应中间体和产物的吸附能都会产生相应的变化,且吸附能与晶格参数的变化存在线性关系,晶格参数越大,吸附越强.利用表面反应过渡态能量与初始态能量之间的线性关系,相应的乙炔加氢生成乙烯的反应速率可以通过微观反应动力学模拟得到.结果显示,不同晶格参数的钯催化剂催化乙炔加氢生成乙烯的反应活性位于相应火山型曲线的强吸附侧,即减弱乙炔和氢的吸附强度可提高乙烯的生成速率.在此基础上,本文研究了不同表面应力的钯催化剂在次表面吸附不同覆盖度碳原子和氢原子的情况,发现晶格参数越大越有利于碳原子和氢原子在次表面的吸附.同时,研究发现在次表面碳掺杂的条件下,不同表面应力条件下的钯催化剂的活性均有所增强.此外,由于乙烯在所有研究的钯催化剂表面脱附比进一步加氢容易,因而乙烯都可以选择性生成.     

Catalytic Performance of Carbon Materials Supported Pd Nanoparticles in Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene

Pd/C catalysts were prepared by deposited Pd nanoparticles (NPs) on different carbon supports including activated carbon (AC), graphite oxide (GO), and reduced graphite oxide (rGO) using sol-immobilization method. Through transmission electron microscopy, powder X-ray di raction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, the role of the carbon supports for the catalytic performances of Pd/C catalysts was examined in selective hydrogenation of acetylene. The results indicate that Pd/AC exhibited higher activity and selectivity than Pd/GO and Pd/rGO in the gas phase selective hydrogenation of acetylene. Thermal and chemical treatment of AC supports also have some effect on the catalytic performance of Pd/AC catalysts. The differences in the activity and selectivity of various Pd/C catalysts were partly attributed to the metal-support interaction.     

A Facile and In-situ Methanol-mediated Fabrication of Low Pd Loading,High-efficiency and Size-selectivity Pd@ZIF-8 Hydrogenation Catalyst

In-situ encapsulation of tiny and well-dispersed Pd nanoparticles (Pd NPs) in zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) was firstly achieved using a one-pot and facile methanol-mediated growth approach, in which methanol served as both solvent and a mild reductant. The microstructure, morphology, crystallinity, porosity as well as evolution process of the catalysts were determined by TEM, XRD, N₂ adsorption and UV-vis spectra. Due to the complete encapsulation of such Pd NPs combined with ultrahigh surface area and uniform microporous structure of ZIF-8, the resulting Pd@ZIF-8-60 min nanocomposite exhibited more superior catalytic activity for olefins hydrogenation with TOF of 7436 h⁻¹ and excellent size selectivity than previously reported catalysts. Furthermore, the catalyst displays excellent recyclability for 1-octene hydrogenation and without any loss of the Pd active species.     

Bimetallic Au-Pd NPs Embedded in MOF Ultrathin Nanosheets with Tuned Surface Electronic Properties for High-performance Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation

Bimetallic Au-Pd nanoparticles(NPs) with synergistic effect between Au and Pd atom have shown excellent catalytic activity toward benzyl alcohol oxidation. The catalytic activities of metal NPs supported within metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are affected by the electronic interactions between metal NPs and MOFs. Taking the advantages of ultrathin nanosheets, we confine the highly dispersed Au-Pd NPs within ultrathin nanosheets of MOF-Ni(NMOF-Ni) to fabricate Au_xPd_y@NMOF-Ni as catalysts. Under base-free and atmospheric pressure conditions, the as-prepared Au_xPd_y@NMOF-Ni catalysts exhibit superior activity and selectivity for benzyl alcohol oxidation. This work highlights the synergistic effects among different components in composite catalysts effectively improving the activity and offers a new way for designing efficient catalysts toward benzyl alcohol oxidation.     

Preparation of microporous polymer-encapsulated Pd nanoparticles and their catalytic performance for hydrogenation and oxidation

Palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) encapsulated by conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) were prepared by the Pd-catalyzed polymerization followed by a thermal treatment with N₂ or H₂. The Pd catalysts were embedded in the porous network during polymerization and used as a precursor for the generation of Pd NPs in CMP. Although no Pd NPs were formed in the as-synthesized Pd/CMPs, Pd NPs with 1.6–3.5 nm size were formed after the thermal treatment. The obtained Pd/CMP-N₂ and -H₂ catalysts were highly selective in the hydrogenation of 4-nitrostyrene to 4-ethylnitrobenzene, whereas Pd NPs supported on carbon (Ketjen black) gave a fully reduced product, 4-ethylaniline. Substituents in CMP framework could change the catalytic activity of Pd NPs; hydroxy-substituted CMP encapsulated Pd NPs showed higher catalytic activity than Pd/CMP-H₂ for benzyl alcohol oxidation.     

Synthesis of palladium colloids within polydimethylsiloxane and their use as catalysts for hydrogenation

The presence of unreacted silanes within cured polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) leads to the reduction of tetrachloropalladate(II) ions, generating encapsulated palladium colloids. The resulting colloids had varied morphology and were typically less than 80 nm in size. The Pd/PDMS vessels, which contained 0.10±0.01% Pd, were effective catalysts for the hydrogenation of carbon-carbon multiple bonds for at least ten successive runs with no loss of catalytic activity, and the catalyst does not exhibit the same pyrophoric behavior as Pd on carbon after use in hydrogenation reactions. In addition, storage of previously used Pd/PDMS vessels for 6 months in air did not affect the catalytic activity, and the overall morphology of the catalysts after use was the same as those that have not been involved in catalytic reactions.     

纳米Pd和Au催化CO2还原粒径效应的密度泛函理论计算研究

以可再生能源为能量来源,在水溶液中进行的光(电)催化CO₂还原生成高附加值化学品和燃料是解决能源危机与环境污染的有效途径之一.CO是一种简单却很重要的CO₂还原产物,它可以作为水煤气变换反应与费托合成的重要原料.具有较高CO选择性的贵金属纳米颗粒催化剂(如Au和Pd)一直受到研究者的广泛关注.一般来说,金属颗粒催化剂的催化性能与粒径大小密切相关,即所谓的粒径效应.然而在实际的理论计算研究中,由于受到计算能力的限制,催化剂模型都仅局限于简单的周期性模型或小的金属团簇模型,无法准确描述真实颗粒上复杂的反应位点的性质,导致了对催化行为的误解.因此,建立更加真实的颗粒模型对探究纳米颗粒催化剂上活性位点的性质,解释其粒径效应至关重要.本文旨在阐述Au与Pd纳米颗粒催化剂不同活性位点上CO₂还原反应与产H2副反应的竞争机制,并解释Au与Pd纳米颗粒催化剂在CO₂电还原中表现出不同粒径效应的原因.本文基于密度泛函理论,采用VASP软件,BEEF-vdW泛函进行计算.分别建立了原子数为55,147,309和561的颗粒模型和高CO^*覆盖度模型,避免了传统周期性模型的局限性,探究了金属颗粒催化剂不同反应位点上的CO选择性.结果表明,对于颗粒模型来说,(100)位点对CO的选择性优于边缘位点;但对于周期性模型来说,Au(211)对CO的选择性则优于Au(100).产生这种反差的主要原因在于Au颗粒的边缘位点对H*的吸附过强.通过对比,我们直观地展现了颗粒模型上平面位点和Edge位点与相对应的周期性模型上CO选择性的区别,突出了模型选择对揭示活性位点性质的重要性.在此基础上,通过计算理论CO法拉第效率,发现Au颗粒随着粒径的减小,CO选择性降低,与实验的趋势一致.对于Pd催化剂来说,低覆盖度模型无法正确预测活性位点的性质;而高CO覆盖度的情况下,Pd颗粒的边缘位点对COOH^*吸附能更强,这是导致边缘位点上CO选择性更高的主要原因.同样通过计算理论CO法拉第效率,发现随着粒径的减小,Pd颗粒上CO选择性升高.本文不仅成功揭示了Au与Pd颗粒催化剂上活性位点的性质,对粒径效应做出了合理解释,也强调了合理的计算模型是理论研究的基础.     

Synthesis of carbon-supported Pd/SnO_2 catalyst for highly selective hydrogenation of 2,4-difluoronitrobenzene

Halogenated anilines have a wide range of applications in the production of pharmaceuticals and agrochemical substances, and thus it is of great importance to develop highly active and selective catalysts for the hydrogenation of halogenated nitrobenzenes. We approach this challenge by probing noble metal/non-noble metal oxide nanoparticles(NPs) catalysts. Carbon-supported Pd/SnO2catalysts were synthesized by the chemical reduction method, and their catalytic activity was evaluated by the hydrogenation reaction of 2,4-difluoronitrobenzene(DFNB) to the corresponding 2,4-difluoroaniline(DFAN), showing a remarkable synergistic effect of the Pd and SnO2 NPs. The as-prepared Pd/SnO2/C catalysts were characterized using TEM, XRD, H2 TPD and XPS techniques. Modifications to the electronic structure of the Pd atoms through the use of SnO2 led to the suppression of the hydrogenolysis of the C–F bond and the acceleration of nitrosobenzene(DFNSB) conversion and consequently, resulted in the inhibition of the formation of reactive by-products and may be responsible for the enhancements observed in selectivity.     

石墨烯涂层在甲苯低温催化燃烧用堇青石负载Pd整体式催化剂中的作用（英文）

对于传统整体催化剂而言,堇青石等基体比表面积低,往往需先涂覆活性氧化铝等高比表面涂层,此外低温催化燃烧反应生成的水和周围空气中的水分会大量吸附于亲水性氧化物涂层表面,导致贵金属催化活性降低,同时,贵金属的分散度也是影响催化剂活性的主要因素.我们利用石墨烯高疏水性、二维平面结构、对苯环强吸附及对贵金属颗粒的高分散与锚定作用等独特性能,发展基于石墨烯涂层的高活性纳米Pd整体催化剂,以改善上述问题.所制备的Pd/石墨烯/堇青石(Pd/Gr/Cor)复合材料作为整体催化剂用于甲苯低温燃烧反应,通过考察催化性能和吸附行为,重点研究了石墨烯涂层的作用.催化性能结果表明,与无石墨烯涂层的传统Pd/Cor催化剂相比,Pd/Gr/Cor催化剂对甲苯的起燃温度从175℃降至132℃,且在水蒸气存在的情况下表现出更好的稳定性.TEM和吸水速率表征表明,石墨烯涂层可显著提高Pd纳米粒子的分散性,提高堇青石载体的疏水性.动力学研究表明,Pd/Gr/Cor催化剂上甲苯催化燃烧符合一级反应动力学规律,活化能为60.93 k J/mol.此外,研究了其吸附行为,包括吸附等温线,吸附动力学和吸附热力学.模拟结果表明,Pd/Gr/Cor催化剂对甲苯具有优异的吸附性能,对甲苯的吸附符合Freundlich模型,为化学吸附.FLm双点位吸附模型表明,石墨烯表面吸附了大量的甲苯,而Pd粒子表面吸附的甲苯相对较少,但亲和力较强.吸附热力学计算表明,石墨烯对甲苯的吸附是一个自发的放热反应,是一个熵减小的过程,表明甲苯分子可在石墨烯上高度有序组装.石墨烯与Pd之间的显著浓度差和亲和力的差距确保了反应过程中甲苯在石墨烯上的快速转移.吸附动力学研究表明,催化剂对甲苯的吸附为快速过程,催化反应为控速步骤.综上,石墨烯涂层不仅可以提高Pd纳米粒子的分散性,提高催化剂的疏水性,在催化反应过程中,还可利用其强吸附能力提高催化剂表面的甲苯浓度,而显著的浓度差和亲和力的差距可作为驱动力为Pd粒子提供甲苯,从而发挥吸附-催化协同作用优势,进一步提高催化性能.     

Palladium nanoparticles stabilized by chitosan/PAAS nanofibers: A highly stable catalyst for Heck reaction

Palladium chloride doped chitosan composite nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning with sodium polyacrylate (PAAS) as the co-spinning agent. The composite nanofibers are subsequently treated at elevated temperature to improve their solvent resistance. The Pd (II) cations inside the composite nanofibers were reduced into uniform palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) with mean diameter of ~4.93 nm. These Pd NPs inside the chitosan composite nanofibers exhibited excellent catalytic activity for Heck reactions of aromatic iodides with alkenes with yields over 85%. Moreover, due to the fibrous structure, this novel fibrous palladium catalyst could be readily recovered by simple filtration and reused for 18 times without loss of initial catalytic activity. It was found that the reactants could readily diffuse from the reaction solution to the active Pd NPs inside the nanofibers and the products could departure from composite fibers into the reaction solution, while the Pd NPs were tightly restricted inside the chitosan composite nanofibers.     

Assembly of Multiple Components in a Hybrid Microcapsule: Designing a Magnetically Separable Pd Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenation

In analogy to the role of long‐chain polyamines in biosilicification, poly‐L ‐lysine facilitates the assembly of nanocomponents to design multifunctional microcapsule structures. The method is demonstrated by the fabrication of a magnetically separable catalyst that accommodates Pd nanoparticles (NPs) as active catalyst, Fe₃O₄ NPs as magnetic component for easy recovery of the catalyst, and silica NPs to impart stability and selectivity to the catalyst. In addition, polyamines embedded inside the microcapsule prevent the agglomeration of Pd NPs and thus result in efficient catalytic activity in hydrogenation reactions, and the hydrophilic silica surface results in selectivity in reactions depending on the polarity of substrates.     

三维有序大孔二氧化钛表面超细钯纳米颗粒的构筑及其增强柴油炭烟催化燃烧性能（英文）

柴油机排放颗粒物(主要成分是炭烟)是城市大气PM2.5中一次颗粒物的主要来源和二次颗粒物形成的重要组分,严重危害大气环境和人类健康.利用颗粒物捕集器与催化剂相结合的连续过滤再生技术是满足柴油车国VI炭烟颗粒物排放标准的最有效技术,目前该技术所面临的挑战是研发在排气温度的柴油炭烟颗粒物催化氧化催化剂.柴油炭烟催化燃烧反应的本质是典型的气(氧气)-固(炭烟颗粒)-固(催化剂)三相深度氧化反应,因此我们研究组提出了高活性柴油炭烟燃烧催化剂设计应该遵循优化固-固接触与强化活化分子氧能力二者相结合的研究思路.为满足此设计思路的要求,本课题组前期采用孔径大于200 nm的三维有序大孔(3DOM)结构氧化物作为载体,利用大孔效应来实现PM在催化剂内部的有效扩散,从而提高催化剂与PM的接触效率.采用具有强活化分子氧能力的负载型贵金属(Au,Pt)纳米颗粒或贵金属-氧化物复合纳米颗粒作为活性位来提高催化剂对分子氧的活化能力,进而设计了多个系列高活性催化剂,并形成了担载贵金属纳米颗粒的可控制备方法与装置.然而,Au和Pt昂贵的价格限制了其广泛应用.价格相对便宜的Pd具有与Pt相似的催化性能,是其良好替代品.但是,目前关于3DOM氧化物表面负载型Pd纳米颗粒结构和尺寸与柴油炭烟催化燃烧性能之间的相关研究仍然较少.基于此,本文采用气泡辅助膜还原法制备了3DOM二氧化钛(TiO_2)担载超细Pd纳米颗粒催化剂.利用XRD,Raman,BET,SEM,TEM,ICP,XPS和H2-TPR等技术手段对催化剂进行表征,并以模拟柴油炭烟为研究对象,利用程序升温氧化反应(TPO)对催化剂的活性进行评价,深入探讨了催化剂的制备、结构及物化性质与炭烟催化燃烧反应性能之间的关系.XRD和Raman结果表明,TiO_2载体由锐钛矿(主)和金红石(次)两种物相组成.SEM照片显示,所制催化剂为规整的有序大孔结构,球形孔互相贯通,孔径均一,大孔腔平均尺寸为280 nm,孔窗尺寸为109 nm,这种三维有序大孔TiO_2的结构能够增强炭烟颗粒与催化剂之间的接触效率.TEM表征显示,平均粒径为1.1 nm的超细半球型Pd纳米颗粒高度分散于TiO_2载体的内壁上,两者间的优化界面面积有利于增加活化O2的活性位密度,这些活性位源于Pd与TiO_2间强相互作用.H2-TPR和XPS表征印证了上述观点,具有1.1 nm超细Pd颗粒的Pd/3DOM-TiO_2催化剂表现出强的低温氧化还原特性和丰富的表面吸附氧物种.在TPO测试中,相对于担载5.0 nm Pd颗粒的催化剂,具有1.1 nm尺寸超细Pd颗粒的Pd/3DOM-TiO_2催化剂展示了高的催化炭烟燃烧活性,T10,T50和T90分别为295,370和415 oC,且在5次TPO测试过程中表现出良好的催化和结构稳定性.这种具有3DOM结构和超细Pd纳米颗粒的纳米催化剂能够有效降低Pd的使用量,在催化炭烟燃烧的实际应用中大有潜力.     

One-Pot Fabrication of Pd Nanoparticles@Covalent-Organic-Framework-Derived Hollow Polyamine Spheres as a Synergistic Catalyst for Tandem Catalysis

Facile fabrication of nanocatalysts consisting of metal nanoparticles (NPs) anchored on a functional support is highly desirable, yet remains challenging. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) provide an emerging materials platform for structural control and functional design. Here, a facile one-pot in situ reduction approach is demonstrated for the encapsulation of small Pd NPs into the shell of COF-derived hollow polyamine spheres (Pd@H-PPA). In the one-pot synthetic process, the nucleation and growth of Pd NPs in the cavities of the porous shell take place simultaneously with the reduction of imine linkages to secondary amine groups. Pd@H-PPA shows a significantly enhanced catalytic activity and recyclability in the tandem dehydrogenation of ammonia borane and selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes through an adsorption–activation–reaction mechanism. The strong interactions of the secondary amine linkage with borane and nitroarene molecules afford a positive synergy to promote the catalytic reaction. Moreover, the hierarchical structure of Pd@H-PPA allows the accessibility of active Pd NPs to reactants.     

Stabilization of Palladium Nanoparticles on Nanodiamond–Graphene Core–Shell Supports for CO Oxidation

Nanodiamond–graphene core–shell materials have several unique properties compared with purely sp²‐bonded nanocarbons and perform remarkably well as metal‐free catalysts. In this work, we report that palladium nanoparticles supported on nanodiamond–graphene core–shell materials (Pd/ND@G) exhibit superior catalytic activity in CO oxidation compared to Pd NPs supported on an sp²‐bonded onion‐like carbon (Pd/OLC) material. Characterization revealed that the Pd NPs in Pd/ND@G have a special morphology with reduced crystallinity and are more stable towards sintering at high temperature than the Pd NPs in Pd/OLC. The electronic structure of Pd is changed in Pd/ND@G, resulting in weak CO chemisorption on the Pd NPs. Our work indicates that strong metal–support interactions can be achieved on a non‐reducible support, as exemplified for nanocarbon, by carefully tuning the surface structure of the support, thus providing a good example for designing a high‐performance nanostructured catalyst.     

载体性质对Pd催化剂加氢脱硫性能的影响

以Si O2、全硅MCM-41(Si-MCM-41)、通过机械混合Si-MCM-41与ZSM-5得到的Z-MCM-41-M以及通过在ZSM-5外部包覆MCM-41制备得到的Z-MCM-41四种材料为载体,制备了四种负载型Pd催化剂。采用XRD、HRTEM、N2吸附-脱附、NH3-TPD手段对Pd催化剂进行了表征;以二苯并噻吩(DBT)为模型化合物,在固定床反应器上对四种催化剂的加氢脱硫(HDS)活性、加氢路径选择性和加氢裂化活性进行了考察,研究了不同类型载体对Pd催化剂加氢脱硫性能的影响。结果表明,载体的性质会显著影响负载型Pd催化剂的加氢脱硫性能。载体的比表面积对负载型Pd催化剂加氢脱硫活性影响不大,但是HYD路径的选择性与载体的孔道结构有关;具有介孔孔道结构有利于加氢路径选择性的提高。酸性载体负载的Pd催化剂表现出较好加氢脱硫活性和加氢选择性,这与氢溢流有关。介孔材料的孔道结构与微孔沸石的酸性有机结合,所得到的Z-M CM-41复合材料是是潜在的贵金属Pd加氢脱硫催化剂优良载体,可有效提升其加氢脱硫活性。     

Water-soluble palladium nanoparticles as an active catalyst for highly selective hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline

Palladium (Pd) nanoparticles (NPs) stabilized by tri-block copolymer polyoxyethylene–polyoxypropylene–polyoxyethylene (P123) micelles were synthesized in water using a hydrogenation reduction method. Well-dispersed P123 micelles in the aqueous phase favored the stabilization of Pd NPs. The P123–Pd micellar catalyst was first applied in the liquid phase hydrogenation of nitrobenzene (NB), showing excellent catalytic activity, and the only reaction product detected was aniline (AN). Using water as the reaction medium and under mild conditions, both the preparation of catalysts and NB hydrogenation were convenient and environmentally friendly. Under the optimal conditions, the isolated catalyst phase could be recycled at least five times, and the catalytic activity and selectivity remained unchanged. A reaction scheme was suggested. First-order kinetics was determined at 3.0 MPa hydrogen pressure and temperature 30–75 °C, and the activation energy was 40.18 kJ mol^?1. This work provides an environmentally benign and effective method for the hydrogenation of NB to AN.     

Cluster,facets, and edges: site-dependent selective chemistry on model catalysts

More than activity, selectivity of catalytic reactions is the focus of research in the 21(st) century. We review studies on model systems that address the issue of directing a catalytic reaction on disperse metal catalysts by controlling the specific surface site. Three examples are explored: methanol dehydrogenation over Pd/alumina, NO dissociation on Pd/alumina, and reaction studies for molecules relevant in a Fischer-Tropsch scenario on a bimetallic Pd/Co/alumina model catalyst. We show how surface science can be used by combining a variety of experimental techniques to study the chemistry of model catalysts at the atomic level.     

Dual Microenvironment Modulation of Pd Nanoparticles in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Semihydrogenation of Alkynes

The chemical microenvironment modulation of metal nanoparticles (NPs) holds promise for tackling the long-lasting challenge of the trade-off effect between activity and selectivity in catalysis. Herein, ultrafine PdCu₂ NPs incorporated into covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with diverse groups on their pore walls have been fabricated for the semihydrogenation of alkynes. The Cu species, as the primary microenvironment of Pd active sites, greatly improves the selectivity. The functional groups as the secondary microenvironment around PdCu₂ NPs effectively regulate the activity, in which PdCu₂ NPs encapsulated in the COF bearing −CH₃ groups exhibit the highest activity with >99 % conversion and 97 % selectivity. Both experimental and calculation results suggest that the functional group affects the electron-donating ability of the COFs, which successively impacts the charge transfer between COFs and Pd sites, giving rise to a modulated Pd electronic state and excellent catalytic performance.