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APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
Volume 369, Issue 1-2, Pages 67-76Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2009.08.032
Keywords
Au-In; SBA-15; gamma-Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane; Crotonaldehyde; Crotyl alcohol
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- National Basic Research Program of China [2006CB202502]
- NCET, the Science & Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [07ZR14007, 08DZ2270500]
- Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation [104022]
- NSF [20673025, 20803011]
- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF)
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Mesoporous siliceous SBA-15 functionalized by gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS) was used to immobilize Au and Au-In nanoparticles via the amino groups. The uniformly sized Au and Au-In spherical particles of around 2 nm were homogeneously dispersed on the mesopore walls of SBA-15. In liquid phase hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde to crotyl alcohol, on the optimal Au5.0In0.75/APTMS-SBA-15 catalyst, the initial selectivity amounts to 78%, and the maximum yield reaches 71%. The high selectivity originates from the suppression of the hydrogenation of the C=O bond being lower than that of the C=C bond after the incorporation of In. Furthermore, the catalyst can be conveniently recovered for reuse without losing its selectivity. In light of a series of spectroscopic studies, the superior catalytic performance of the Au5.0In0.75/APTMS-SBA-15 catalyst is tentatively attributed to the electron-donating effects of APTMS and In alloying with Au, favoring more the binding and hydrogenation of the C=O bond in crotonaldehyde. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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