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Title: Molecular ligand modulation of palladium nanocatalysts for highly efficient and robust heterogeneous oxidation of cyclohexenone to phenol

Abstract

Metallic nanoparticles are emerging as an exciting class of heterogeneous catalysts with the potential advantages of exceptional activity, stability, recyclability, and easier separation than homogeneous catalysts. The traditional colloid nanoparticle syntheses usually involve strong surface binding ligands that could passivate the surface active sites and result in poor catalytic activity. The subsequent removal of surface ligands could reactivate the surface but often leads to metal ion leaching and/or severe Ostwald ripening with diminished catalytic activity or poor stability. Molecular ligand engineering represents a powerful strategy for the design of homogeneous molecular catalysts but is insufficiently explored for nanoparticle catalysts to date. We report a systematic investigation on molecular ligand modulation of palladium (Pd) nanoparticle catalysts. Our studies show that β-functional groups of butyric acid ligand on Pd nanoparticles can significantly modulate the catalytic reaction process to modify the catalytic activity and stability for important aerobic reactions. With a β-hydroxybutyric acid ligand, the Pd nanoparticle catalysts exhibit exceptional catalytic activity and stability with an unsaturated turnover number (TON) >3000 for dehydrogenative oxidation of cyclohexenone to phenol, greatly exceeding that of homogeneous Pd(II) catalysts (TON, ~30). This study presents a systematic investigation of molecular ligand modulation of nanoparticle catalysts and could openmore » up a new pathway toward the design and construction of highly efficient and robust heterogeneous catalysts through molecular ligand engineering.« less

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 [1];  [2];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [1];  [2];  [3]; ORCiD logo [4]
  1. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  2. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  3. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and California NanoSystems Institute
  4. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Department of Materials Science and Engineering and California NanoSystems Institute
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Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
OSTI Identifier:
1426143
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0008055
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Science Advances
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2375-2548
Publisher:
AAAS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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Xue, Teng, Lin, Zhaoyang, Chiu, Chin-Yi, Li, Yongjia, Ruan, Lingyan, Wang, Gongming, Zhao, Zipeng, Lee, Chain, Duan, Xiangfeng, and Huang, Yu. Molecular ligand modulation of palladium nanocatalysts for highly efficient and robust heterogeneous oxidation of cyclohexenone to phenol. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1600615.
Xue, Teng, Lin, Zhaoyang, Chiu, Chin-Yi, Li, Yongjia, Ruan, Lingyan, Wang, Gongming, Zhao, Zipeng, Lee, Chain, Duan, Xiangfeng, & Huang, Yu. Molecular ligand modulation of palladium nanocatalysts for highly efficient and robust heterogeneous oxidation of cyclohexenone to phenol. United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1600615
Xue, Teng, Lin, Zhaoyang, Chiu, Chin-Yi, Li, Yongjia, Ruan, Lingyan, Wang, Gongming, Zhao, Zipeng, Lee, Chain, Duan, Xiangfeng, and Huang, Yu. Fri . "Molecular ligand modulation of palladium nanocatalysts for highly efficient and robust heterogeneous oxidation of cyclohexenone to phenol". United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1600615. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1426143.
@article{osti_1426143,
title = {Molecular ligand modulation of palladium nanocatalysts for highly efficient and robust heterogeneous oxidation of cyclohexenone to phenol},
author = {Xue, Teng and Lin, Zhaoyang and Chiu, Chin-Yi and Li, Yongjia and Ruan, Lingyan and Wang, Gongming and Zhao, Zipeng and Lee, Chain and Duan, Xiangfeng and Huang, Yu},
abstractNote = {Metallic nanoparticles are emerging as an exciting class of heterogeneous catalysts with the potential advantages of exceptional activity, stability, recyclability, and easier separation than homogeneous catalysts. The traditional colloid nanoparticle syntheses usually involve strong surface binding ligands that could passivate the surface active sites and result in poor catalytic activity. The subsequent removal of surface ligands could reactivate the surface but often leads to metal ion leaching and/or severe Ostwald ripening with diminished catalytic activity or poor stability. Molecular ligand engineering represents a powerful strategy for the design of homogeneous molecular catalysts but is insufficiently explored for nanoparticle catalysts to date. We report a systematic investigation on molecular ligand modulation of palladium (Pd) nanoparticle catalysts. Our studies show that β-functional groups of butyric acid ligand on Pd nanoparticles can significantly modulate the catalytic reaction process to modify the catalytic activity and stability for important aerobic reactions. With a β-hydroxybutyric acid ligand, the Pd nanoparticle catalysts exhibit exceptional catalytic activity and stability with an unsaturated turnover number (TON) >3000 for dehydrogenative oxidation of cyclohexenone to phenol, greatly exceeding that of homogeneous Pd(II) catalysts (TON, ~30). This study presents a systematic investigation of molecular ligand modulation of nanoparticle catalysts and could open up a new pathway toward the design and construction of highly efficient and robust heterogeneous catalysts through molecular ligand engineering.},
doi = {10.1126/sciadv.1600615},
journal = {Science Advances},
number = 1,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {1}
}

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