Ni@Pd core-shell nanoparticles with a mean particle size of 8–9 nm were prepared by solvothermal reduction of bivalent nickel and palladium in oleylamine and trioctylphosphine.Subsequently,the first-ever deposition o...Ni@Pd core-shell nanoparticles with a mean particle size of 8–9 nm were prepared by solvothermal reduction of bivalent nickel and palladium in oleylamine and trioctylphosphine.Subsequently,the first-ever deposition of Ni@Pd core-shell nanoparticles having different compositions on a metal-organic framework(MIL-101)was accomplished by wet impregnation in n-hexane.The Ni@Pd/MIL-101 materials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,transmission electron microscopy,and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and also investigated as catalysts for the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene under mild reaction conditions.At 30 °C and 0.1 MPa of H2 pressure,the Ni@Pd/MIL-101 gives a TOF as high as 375 h–1 for the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene and is applicable to a wide range of substituted nitroarenes.The exceptional performance of this catalyst is believed to result from the significant Ni-Pd interaction in the core-shell structure,together with promotion of the conversions of aromatics by uncoordinated Lewis acidic Cr sites on the MIL-101 support.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21322606 and 21436005)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(20120172110012)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiesthe Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(S2011020002397 and 2013B090500027)~~
文摘Ni@Pd core-shell nanoparticles with a mean particle size of 8–9 nm were prepared by solvothermal reduction of bivalent nickel and palladium in oleylamine and trioctylphosphine.Subsequently,the first-ever deposition of Ni@Pd core-shell nanoparticles having different compositions on a metal-organic framework(MIL-101)was accomplished by wet impregnation in n-hexane.The Ni@Pd/MIL-101 materials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,transmission electron microscopy,and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and also investigated as catalysts for the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene under mild reaction conditions.At 30 °C and 0.1 MPa of H2 pressure,the Ni@Pd/MIL-101 gives a TOF as high as 375 h–1 for the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene and is applicable to a wide range of substituted nitroarenes.The exceptional performance of this catalyst is believed to result from the significant Ni-Pd interaction in the core-shell structure,together with promotion of the conversions of aromatics by uncoordinated Lewis acidic Cr sites on the MIL-101 support.