Moving from surfactant-stabilized aqueous rhodium (0) colloidal suspension to heterogeneous magnetite-supported rhodium nanocatalysts: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic performance in hydrogenation reactions
摘要
Wet impregnation of pre-synthesized surfactant-stabilized aqueous rhodium (0) colloidal suspension on silica was employed in order to prepare supported Rh0 nanoparticles of well-defined composition, morphology and size. A magnetic core-shell support of silica (Fe3O4@SiO2) was used to increase the handling properties of the obtained nanoheterogeneous catalyst. The nanocomposite catalyst Fe3O4@SiO2-Rh0 NPs was highly active in the solventless hydrogenation of model olefins and aromatic substrates under mild conditions with turnover frequencies up to 143,000 h鈭?. The catalyst was characterized by various transmission electron microscopy techniques showing well-dispersed rhodium nanoparticles (鈭? nm) mainly located at the periphery of the silica coating. The heterogeneous magnetite-supported nanocatalyst was investigated in the hydrogenation of cyclohexene and compared to the previous surfactant-stabilized aqueous Rh0 colloidal suspension and various silica-supported Rh0 nanoparticles. Finally, the composite catalyst could be reused in several runs after magnetic separation.