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Promoting the oxidative coupling of methanol and dimethylamine using group 1 alkali metals on palladium-gold nanoparticles

Journal Article · · Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental
PdAu/SiO2 catalysts were synthesized by strong electrostatic adsorption (SEA) and characterized by TEM, DRIFTS, XRD, XAS, and O2-TPD. The use of group 1 alkali salt solutions to control pH during SEA syntheses led to uptake of alkali metals observed reductions in the densities of terminal silanol groups of the SiO2 support. In the absence of alkali metals, PdAu/SiO2 catalyzes oxidative C-N bond formation between methanol and dimethylamine (DMA), yielding dimethylformamide (DMF) with ∼95 % carbon selectivity (CO2 ∼5 %) at temperatures below 413 K. When Na, K, and Cs were present on the catalyst, methyl formate (MF) and tetramethylurea (TMU) were observed as additional products (combined ∼30 % carbon selectivity) while only TMU was detected for the Li-promoted catalyst. Total coupling product rate increased for promoted samples in the order Li < Na < Cs < K, and the apparent kinetics over the Cs-promoted catalyst were distinct from those over the alkali-free catalyst as the apparent reaction order with respect to DMA decreased and the apparent activation energy increased. Finally, this work demonstrates the sensitivity of oxidative coupling reactions to alkali metal promoters and the opportunity to achieve alkali promotion of metal catalysts during SEA synthesis.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515; SC0012704
OSTI ID:
2570586
Report Number(s):
BNL--228370-2025-JAAM
Journal Information:
Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental, Journal Name: Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental Vol. 378; ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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