Catalytic selective hydrogenation of alkynes to the corresponding alkenes is an important process in industrial production.Modulating the selective hydrogenation of alkynes to the alkenes requires ingenuity since alke...Catalytic selective hydrogenation of alkynes to the corresponding alkenes is an important process in industrial production.Modulating the selective hydrogenation of alkynes to the alkenes requires ingenuity since alkenes can easily be converted into the corresponding alkanes under reductive conditions.Applying different reductive reagents to prevent the direct usage of H_(2)can avoid difficulties in hydrogen storage and transportation.Herein,we demonstrate a tandem process to hydrogenate phenylacetylene by CO and H_(2)Oviathecouplingof thelow-temperaturewater-gas shift reaction and selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene utilizing theα-MoC catalyst.The reductive reagent,CO,not only produces H_(2)from H_(2)O to drive the reaction forward,but it also regulates the selectivity of styrene by preventing further hydrogenation.展开更多
基金the Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.21725301,21932002,and 21821004)the National Key R&D Program of China(grant no.2021YFA1501102)China Petrochemical Corporation(grant no.420043-10).
文摘Catalytic selective hydrogenation of alkynes to the corresponding alkenes is an important process in industrial production.Modulating the selective hydrogenation of alkynes to the alkenes requires ingenuity since alkenes can easily be converted into the corresponding alkanes under reductive conditions.Applying different reductive reagents to prevent the direct usage of H_(2)can avoid difficulties in hydrogen storage and transportation.Herein,we demonstrate a tandem process to hydrogenate phenylacetylene by CO and H_(2)Oviathecouplingof thelow-temperaturewater-gas shift reaction and selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene utilizing theα-MoC catalyst.The reductive reagent,CO,not only produces H_(2)from H_(2)O to drive the reaction forward,but it also regulates the selectivity of styrene by preventing further hydrogenation.