The highly dispersed Pt-ReOx (x _〈 1 ) sites ca. 0.5 nm in size were formed via a successive and strong inter- action of the Re precursor with titania and then of the Pt complex with deposited low-valent rhenium ox...The highly dispersed Pt-ReOx (x _〈 1 ) sites ca. 0.5 nm in size were formed via a successive and strong inter- action of the Re precursor with titania and then of the Pt complex with deposited low-valent rhenium oxide clusters. The size, charge and chemical composition were characterized by means of HRTEM/STEM with EDX mapping, XPS, and FTIRS. These sites with Re/Pt = 2 were shown to be highly active and selective in the hydrogenation of carboxylic acid to alcohol under very mild conditions (T = 130 ℃, P = 50 bar). The reaction rate constant for the hydrogenation of hexanoic acid increased linearly with the Pt content. As for the homogeneous pincer-type Ru-organic complexes, the active Pt-ReOx sites can dissociate heterolytically the molecular hydrogen with the formation of hydroxyl groups and Pt hydride for hydrogenation of the carboxylic group. Indeed, TOF of 20 h 1 and selectivity of 98%-99% are approaching the values typical of homogeneous catalysts. The first order kinetics described well the experimental data obtained in a wide range of reaction conditions.展开更多
文摘The highly dispersed Pt-ReOx (x _〈 1 ) sites ca. 0.5 nm in size were formed via a successive and strong inter- action of the Re precursor with titania and then of the Pt complex with deposited low-valent rhenium oxide clusters. The size, charge and chemical composition were characterized by means of HRTEM/STEM with EDX mapping, XPS, and FTIRS. These sites with Re/Pt = 2 were shown to be highly active and selective in the hydrogenation of carboxylic acid to alcohol under very mild conditions (T = 130 ℃, P = 50 bar). The reaction rate constant for the hydrogenation of hexanoic acid increased linearly with the Pt content. As for the homogeneous pincer-type Ru-organic complexes, the active Pt-ReOx sites can dissociate heterolytically the molecular hydrogen with the formation of hydroxyl groups and Pt hydride for hydrogenation of the carboxylic group. Indeed, TOF of 20 h 1 and selectivity of 98%-99% are approaching the values typical of homogeneous catalysts. The first order kinetics described well the experimental data obtained in a wide range of reaction conditions.