Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2023, Vol. 47: 265-277.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(23)64399-2

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Hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde over ligand-capped Ir catalysts: Metal-organic interface boosts both activity and selectivity

Yan-Wen Ye1, Yi-Ming Hu1, Wan-Bin Zheng, Ai-Ping Jia, Yu Wang*(), Ji-Qing Lu*()   

  1. Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2022-11-26 Accepted:2023-01-19 Online:2023-04-18 Published:2023-03-20
  • Contact: *E-mail: yuwang@zjnu.cn (Y. Wang),jiqinglu@zjnu.cn (J.-Q. Lu).
  • About author:1Contributed equally to this work.
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(21773212);self-designed scientific research project of Zhejiang Normal University(2021ZS06)

Abstract:

Ir nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized via a colloidal method using tetradecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (TTAB) as the ligand, and the supported Ir/BN catalysts were employed for selective hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde (CRAL). It was found that by proper thermal treatments, the TTAB-capped Ir NPs were very active and selective for the reaction. The Ir/BN catalyst calcined at 300 °C with surface TTAB residue gave a quasi-steady state turnover frequency (TOF) for crotyl alcohol (CROL) formation of 0.02 s-1 and a CROL selectivity of 94.4%, while that calcined at 500 °C with clean surface gave a TOF of 0.004 s-1 and a CROL selectivity of 56.2%. The Ir-TTAB interface was essential for the enhanced performance. In-situ IR spectra along with kinetic investigation revealed that TTAB improved CRAL adsorption and strengthened C=O adsorption, which accounted for high activity and selectivity. However, high coverage of TTAB on the Ir surface suppressed the H2 adsorption and consequently lowered the activity. Thus the findings provided useful information on the design of efficient catalysts for selective hydrogenation.

Key words: α,β-Unsaturated aldehyde, Ir catalyst, TTAB ligand, Surface residue, Reaction mechanism