Title of the paper: High catalytic performance of palladium nanoparticles supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes in alkene hydrogenation reactions

Authors: M. Cano, A. M. Benito, W. K. Maser, E.P. Urriolabeitia

University/Institute: 1) Instituto de Carboquimica. CSIC (ICB-CSIC) Spain; 2) Instituto de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA-CSIC) Spain;

Journal:  NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY 2013, 37, 1968-1972                         

Abstracts: The synthesis of Pd nanoparticles (Pd-NPs) supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and the cataytic performance of the resulting material (Pd-NPs/MWCNTs) in hydrogenation reactions are presented. Facile preparation approaches based on the decomposition of Pd precursors in the presence of MWCNTs lead to homogeneous dispersions of supported Pd-NPs with an average size of 4 nm and Pd loads of about 12%. The catalytic performance of this material was evaluated in hydrogenation reactions of α,β-unsaturated ketones, alkenes, cyclic di-, tri- and tetraenes, aromatic compounds, terpenes and terpenoids, resulting in very high activity offering short reaction times, high conversion rates, notable selectivity, and acceptable recyclability under mild conditions.

Links to the paper (link to the journal webpage): http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2013/NJ/c3nj00183k#!divAbstract