The performances of heterogeneous catalysts can be effectively tuned by changing the catalyst structures.Here we report a controllable nitrile synthesis from alcohol ammoxidation,where the nitrile hydration side react...The performances of heterogeneous catalysts can be effectively tuned by changing the catalyst structures.Here we report a controllable nitrile synthesis from alcohol ammoxidation,where the nitrile hydration side reaction could be efficiently prevented by changing the manganese oxide catalysts.α-Mn_(2)O_(3)based catalysts are highly selective for nitrile synthesis,but MnO_(2)-based catalysts includingα,β,γ,andδphases favour the amide production from tandem ammoxidation and hydration steps.Multiple structural,kinetic,and spectroscopic investigations reveal that water decomposition is hindered onα-Mn2O3,thus to switch off the nitrile hydration.In addition,the selectivity-control feature of manganese oxide catalysts is mainly related to their crystalline nature rather than oxide morphology,although the morphological issue is usually regarded as a crucial factor in many reactions.展开更多
文摘The performances of heterogeneous catalysts can be effectively tuned by changing the catalyst structures.Here we report a controllable nitrile synthesis from alcohol ammoxidation,where the nitrile hydration side reaction could be efficiently prevented by changing the manganese oxide catalysts.α-Mn_(2)O_(3)based catalysts are highly selective for nitrile synthesis,but MnO_(2)-based catalysts includingα,β,γ,andδphases favour the amide production from tandem ammoxidation and hydration steps.Multiple structural,kinetic,and spectroscopic investigations reveal that water decomposition is hindered onα-Mn2O3,thus to switch off the nitrile hydration.In addition,the selectivity-control feature of manganese oxide catalysts is mainly related to their crystalline nature rather than oxide morphology,although the morphological issue is usually regarded as a crucial factor in many reactions.
