Ru/UiO-66 Catalyst for the Reduction of Nitroarenes and Tandem Reaction of Alcohol Oxidation/Knoevenagel Condensation.

ABSTRACT: A 3.1% Ru/UiO-66 material was prepared by adsorption of RuCl₃ from ethyl acetate on to MOF UiO-66, followed by reduction with NaBH₄. The presence of acid-base and ox-red sites allows this 3.1% Ru/UiO-66 material acting as a bifunctional catalyst for the reduction of nitroarenes and tandem reaction of alcohol oxidation/Knoevenagel condensation. The high efficiency of 3.1% Ru/UiO-66 was demonstrated in the reduction of nitroarenes to amines. This system can be applied as a catalyst for at least six successive cycles without loss of activity. The 3.1% Ru/UiO-66 catalyst also was active in the tandem aerobic oxidation of alcohols/Knoevenagel condensation with malononitrile. However, the activity of this catalyst strongly decreased in the second cycle. A combination of phy

SUBMITTER: Yang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6641650 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature