Thermoregulated phase-transfer Rh nanoparticle catalyst for selective hydrogenation of ortho-chloronitrobenzene

Zhijun Chen, Yanhua Wang*, Wenjiang Li, Jingyang Jiang, Zilin Jin

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Abstract

The use of a thermoregulated phase-transfer Rh nanoparticle catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of ortho-chloronitrobenzene (o-CNB) to ortho-chloroaniline (o-CAN) in an aqueous/1-pentanol biphasic system was studied. Under the optimized reaction conditions, the conversion of o-CNB and the selectivity for o-CAN were 100% and 98%, respectively. The catalyst was easily separated from the product by phase separation and reused eight times without evident loss of activity and selectivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1917-1920
Number of pages4
JournalChinese Journal of Catalysis
Volume35
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Nov 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aqueous/1-pentanol biphasic system
  • Ortho-chloronitrobenzene
  • Rhodium nanoparticle
  • Selective hydrogenation
  • Thermoregulated ligand

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