Excellent stability of Pd/mpg-C₃N₄ in catalytic hydrodebenzylation of 2,4,6,8,10,12-Hexabenzyl-2,4,6,8,10,12- hexaazaisowurtzitane (HBIW)

The low stability and poisoning of the palladium-based catalysts in the debenzylation of HBIW elevated the cost of the hydrogenolysis, and thus restricted the application of 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (HNIW). To address this problem, Pd/mpg-C₃N₄ was prepared by depositing palladium nanoparticles on mesoporous graphite carbon nitride (mpg-C₃N₄), and used for the catalytic hydrogenolysis in the conversion of HBIW to TADBIW under the atmospheric pressure. After optimizing the reaction condition and the usage amount, the highest yield of 81.7 % was obtained at 45℃ after reaction for 8 h when the ratio of palladium to HBIW was 1%. A yield of 74 % was obtained when the ratio of palladium to HBIW was 0.4 %. More importantly, Pd/mpg-C₃N₄ can be recycled unprecedently for three times in the conversion of HBIW to TADBIW while preserving the reasonable activity. Such results should benefit for promoting the application of HNIW and also the design of the heterogeneous catalysts for hydrodebenzylation.