Chemistry - A European Journal
Chemistry - A European Journal
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Ultrasmall Platinum Stabilized on Triphenylphosphine-Modified Silica for Chemoselective Hydrogenation

Ultrasmall Platinum Stabilized on Triphenylphosphine-Modified Silica for Chemoselective Hydrogenation
Miao Guo, Xiangping Hu, Qihua Yang, He Li, Arindam Modak, Sanjeevi Jayakumar
Chemoselective hydrogenation of substrates with more than one functional group that could be hydrogenated is quite challenging and is of fundamental importance. Here, the enhanced chemoselectivity of ultrasmall (<1 nm) platinum nanoparticles (NPs) stabilized on silica modified with triphenylphosphine (PSiO2) in hydrogenation reactions is reported. Platinum NPs on PSiO2 exhibit much higher selectivity than those on SiO2 in the hydrogenation of acetophenone to 1-phenylethanol (99.9 versus 36 %) and hydrogenation of phenylacetylene to styrene (85 versus 52 %). The results of NMR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and in situ CO adsorption FTIR spectroscopy indicate the existence of strong interactions between triphenylphosphine and Pt NPs. Consequently, Pt NPs on PSiO2 have smaller particle sizes and more positive Pt 4 f binding energy than those of Pt/SiO2; these are the main contributors to the superior chemoselectivity of Pt NPs. The organically modified silica could act as an efficient solid ligand for tuning the catalytic performance of metal NPs. Stability from supports: Ultrasmall platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) stabilized by triphenylphosphine-modified Pt/SiO2 show high activity and good selectivity in acetophenone and phenylacetylene hydrogenation reactions compared with those on bare Pt/SiO2 because of strong metal–support interactions (see figure).

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700980

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