Carbon Molecular Sieve Supported Pd Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde in Alkaline Medium

Synthesis of various fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals are regulated through selective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. Hydrocinnamaldehyde is one of the important compounds in perfumery and flavouring industries. It is highly precarious and challenging to control the product selectivity as well as conversion in cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation. In this study, an effective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde was attained in presence of aqueous-protic organic medium by utilizing Pd/CMS and other additives of alkali such as K2CO3. The Pd/CMS catalyst along with alkali media catalyzed the hydrogenation of C=C selectively in cinnamaldehyde in order to form hydrocinnamaldehyde with 100% conversion rate. Additionally, the parallel hydrogenation of C=O and C=C bonds in cinnamaldehyde takes place in absence of media. The C=O bond reduction in cinnamaldehyde can be restricted through K2CO3 addition to aqueous-protic solution. The active sites of palladium were found to be uniform and analyzed using HRTEM data. Based on the mechanism involved in micropores of carbon molecular sieves, the key role of promoter is associated with hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. The catalytic criterion was appropriate with the acquired activity data.

Ruling Factors in Cinnamaldehyde Hydrogenation: Activity and Selectivity of Pt-Mo Catalysts

To obtain selective hydrogenation catalysts with low noble metal content, two carbon-supported Mo-Pt bimetallic catalysts have been synthesized from two different molybdenum precursors, i.e., Na2MoO4 and (NH4)6Mo7O24. The results obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) combined with the presence and strength of acid sites clarified the different catalytic behavior toward cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation. After impregnating the carbon support with Mo precursors, each sample was used either as is or treated at 400 °C in N2 flow, as support for Pt nanoparticles (NPs). The heating treatment before Pt deposition had a positive effect on the catalytic performance. Indeed, TEM analyses showed very homogeneously dispersed Pt NPs only when they were deposited on the heat-treated Mo/C supports, and XPS analyses revealed an increase in both the exposure and reduction of Pt, which was probably tuned by different MoO3/MoO2 ratios. Moreover, the different acid properties of the catalysts resulted in different selectivity.

A new cobalt metal–organic framework as a substrate for Pd nanoparticles applied in high-efficiency nitro phenol degradation and cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation

In recent years, attributed to the excellent catalytic performance of precious metal materials, metal nanoparticles@MOF catalyst has been a popular research direction.