Abstract
A thermoregulated biphasic system composed of n-heptane and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) monoalkyl ether, which underwent a reversible change from biphase to monophase regulated by temperature, was reported and used for PETPP/Ru (PETPP=P-[p-C6H4O(CH2CH2O)nH]3, 3n = 14) complex catalyzed hydrogenation. Under the optimal reaction conditions: T = 80 °C, time = 3 h, P = 5 MPa, the yield of n-octane reached up to 100% and the TOF was 332 h-1. After reaction, on cooling to room temperature, the catalyst-containing poly(ethylene glycol) monoalkyl ether phase could be easily separated from the product-containing n-heptane phase by simple decantation and reused directly for the next run. Catalytic activity remained almost the same within ten successive runs. Analysis of ICP-AES demonstrated that Ru leaching to the n-heptane phase was under the detection limit of the instrument in this thermoregulated biphasic system.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical |
| Volume | 252 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hydrogenation
- Phosphine ligand
- Ruthenium
- Thermoregulated biphasic system
- α-Olefin
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