Rh nanoparticle catalyzed hydrogenation of olefins in thermoregulated ionic liquid and organic biphase system

  • Yan Zeng
  • , Yanhua Wang*
  • , Jingyang Jiang
  • , Zilin Jin
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Rh nanoparticle catalyzed hydrogenation of olefins in a biphase system composed of [CH 3(OCH 2CH 2) 16N +Et 3][CH 3SO 3 -] (IL PEG750) ionic liquid and organic solvent allows for not only a highly efficient homogeneous catalytic reaction, but also an easy separation and reuse of catalyst attributed to the thermoregulated phase-transition property of the IL PEG750 and organic biphase system. Under the optimized conditions, various alkenes could be hydrogenated to the corresponding alkanes as the sole product with 100% conversion. The Rh nanoparticles can be recovered by simple phase separation and reused for nine times without evident loss of activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)70-73
Number of pages4
JournalCatalysis Communications
Volume19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hydrogenation
  • Nanoparticles
  • Olefin
  • Rhodium catalyst
  • Thermoregulated ionic liquid and organic biphase system

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