Pd on the Composite of Perlite and Allylamine-<i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide Copolymer: A Thermo-Responsive Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes under Mild Reaction Condition

A novel thermo-responsive catalyst for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes under mild reaction condition was devised. To prepare the catalyst, a thermo-responsive polymer was first synthesized through the co-polymerization of <i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide and allylamine and then covalently g...

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Autores principales: Neda Abedian-Dehaghani, Majid M. Heravi, Samahe Sadjadi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:859c7c97be9e40a793937a67d1c4e09a2021-11-25T17:06:00ZPd on the Composite of Perlite and Allylamine-<i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide Copolymer: A Thermo-Responsive Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes under Mild Reaction Condition10.3390/catal111113342073-4344https://doaj.org/article/859c7c97be9e40a793937a67d1c4e09a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/11/1334https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4344A novel thermo-responsive catalyst for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes under mild reaction condition was devised. To prepare the catalyst, a thermo-responsive polymer was first synthesized through the co-polymerization of <i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide and allylamine and then covalently grafted on the Cl-functionalized perlite. The resulting composite was subsequently utilized as a support for the stabilization of Pd nanoparticles. Investigation of the catalytic activity of the catalyst approved its high catalytic activity at a temperature above the lower critical solution temperature. More precisely, 0.03 g of the catalyst can promote the reaction of 1 mmol of nitro-compounds in H<sub>2</sub>O/EtOH (1:1) at 45 °C to furnish the corresponding products in 70–100% yields. This issue was assigned to the collapse of the polymeric component and formation of a hydrophobic environment that was beneficial for the mass-transfer of the hydrophobic nitroarenes. Notably, the catalytic activity of the catalyst was higher than that of palladated perlite and thermos-responsive polymer due to the synergistic effects between the perlite and polymeric moiety. Furthermore, the study of the substrate scope confirmed that a wide range of substrates with different steric and electronic properties could tolerate hydrogenation reaction. Moreover, the catalyst was highly selective toward hydrogenation of the nitro group and could be recycled up to seven runs with insignificant Pd leaching and loss of catalytic activity. The hot filtration test also confirmed the heterogeneous nature of the catalysis.Neda Abedian-DehaghaniMajid M. HeraviSamahe SadjadiMDPI AGarticleheterogeneous catalystperlitethermo-responsive polymerhydrogenationChemical technologyTP1-1185ChemistryQD1-999ENCatalysts, Vol 11, Iss 1334, p 1334 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic heterogeneous catalyst
perlite
thermo-responsive polymer
hydrogenation
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle heterogeneous catalyst
perlite
thermo-responsive polymer
hydrogenation
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
Neda Abedian-Dehaghani
Majid M. Heravi
Samahe Sadjadi
Pd on the Composite of Perlite and Allylamine-<i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide Copolymer: A Thermo-Responsive Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes under Mild Reaction Condition
description A novel thermo-responsive catalyst for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes under mild reaction condition was devised. To prepare the catalyst, a thermo-responsive polymer was first synthesized through the co-polymerization of <i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide and allylamine and then covalently grafted on the Cl-functionalized perlite. The resulting composite was subsequently utilized as a support for the stabilization of Pd nanoparticles. Investigation of the catalytic activity of the catalyst approved its high catalytic activity at a temperature above the lower critical solution temperature. More precisely, 0.03 g of the catalyst can promote the reaction of 1 mmol of nitro-compounds in H<sub>2</sub>O/EtOH (1:1) at 45 °C to furnish the corresponding products in 70–100% yields. This issue was assigned to the collapse of the polymeric component and formation of a hydrophobic environment that was beneficial for the mass-transfer of the hydrophobic nitroarenes. Notably, the catalytic activity of the catalyst was higher than that of palladated perlite and thermos-responsive polymer due to the synergistic effects between the perlite and polymeric moiety. Furthermore, the study of the substrate scope confirmed that a wide range of substrates with different steric and electronic properties could tolerate hydrogenation reaction. Moreover, the catalyst was highly selective toward hydrogenation of the nitro group and could be recycled up to seven runs with insignificant Pd leaching and loss of catalytic activity. The hot filtration test also confirmed the heterogeneous nature of the catalysis.
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author Neda Abedian-Dehaghani
Majid M. Heravi
Samahe Sadjadi
author_facet Neda Abedian-Dehaghani
Majid M. Heravi
Samahe Sadjadi
author_sort Neda Abedian-Dehaghani
title Pd on the Composite of Perlite and Allylamine-<i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide Copolymer: A Thermo-Responsive Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes under Mild Reaction Condition
title_short Pd on the Composite of Perlite and Allylamine-<i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide Copolymer: A Thermo-Responsive Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes under Mild Reaction Condition
title_full Pd on the Composite of Perlite and Allylamine-<i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide Copolymer: A Thermo-Responsive Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes under Mild Reaction Condition
title_fullStr Pd on the Composite of Perlite and Allylamine-<i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide Copolymer: A Thermo-Responsive Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes under Mild Reaction Condition
title_full_unstemmed Pd on the Composite of Perlite and Allylamine-<i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide Copolymer: A Thermo-Responsive Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes under Mild Reaction Condition
title_sort pd on the composite of perlite and allylamine-<i>n</i>-isopropylacrylamide copolymer: a thermo-responsive catalyst for hydrogenation of nitroarenes under mild reaction condition
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/859c7c97be9e40a793937a67d1c4e09a
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