Ag nanoparticles on mixed Al₂O₃-Ga₂O₃ supports as catalysts for the N-alkylation of amines with alcohols

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• 作者：Inge Geukens ; Frederik Vermoortele ; Maria Meledina ; Stuart Turner ; Gustaaf Van Tendeloo ; Dirk E. De Vos
• 关键词：Alcohol amination ; Silver ; Nanoparticles ; Heterogeneous catalysis ; Support influence
• 刊名：Applied Catalysis A: General
• 出版年：17 January, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：469
• 期：Complete
• 页码：373-379
• 全文大小：1771 K

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The combination of AgNO₃ with NaH results in Ag nanoparticles that can selectively perform alcohol aminations under mild reaction conditions (110 掳C). NaH not only serves as a reducing agent for the Ag salt, but also activates the alcohol for dehydrogenation to the corresponding ketone/aldehyde. The stability of the particles can be improved by immobilizing them onto mixed Al₂O₃-Ga₂O₃ supports; the combination of Ga and Al provides materials with stronger Lewis acidic sites compared to pure alumina or gallium oxide supports. This leads to catalysts with enhanced activities, without the necessity of adding external Lewis acids. Detailed TEM characterization also reveals a close interaction between the Ag NPs and the gallium oxide phase. The obtained catalysts are recyclable and show activity for the alcohol amination using a variety of aliphatic and aromatic amines under mild conditions.