Citation: Rui HUANG, Shengjie LIU, Qingyuan WU, Nanfeng ZHENG. Enhanced selectivity of catalytic hydrogenation of halogenated nitroaromatics by interfacial effects[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2025, 41(1): 201-212. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240356 shu

Enhanced selectivity of catalytic hydrogenation of halogenated nitroaromatics by interfacial effects

Rui HUANG ¹ ,
Shengjie LIU ^{1, 2} ,
Qingyuan WU ^{1, 2,,} ,
Nanfeng ZHENG ^{1, 2,,}

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New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, Fujian 361002, China

Corresponding author: Qingyuan WU, qywu@xmu.edu.cn Nanfeng ZHENG, nfzheng@xmu.edu.cn
Received Date: 1 October 2024
Revised Date: 25 November 2024

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The highly selective catalytic hydrogenation of halogenated nitroaromatics was achieved by employing Pd-based catalysts that were co-modified with organic and inorganic ligands. It was demonstrated that the catalysts contained Pd species in mixed valence states, with high valence Pd at the metal-support interface and zero valence Pd at the metal surface. While the strong coordination of triphenylphosphine (PPh₃) to Pd⁰ on the Pd surface prevents the adsorption of halogenated nitroaromatics and thus dehalogenation, the coordination of sodium metavanadate (NaVO₃) to high-valence Pd sites at the interface helps to activate H₂ in a heterolytic pathway for the selective hydrogenation of nitro-groups. The excellent catalytic performance of the interfacial active sites enables the selective hydrogenation of a wide range of halogenated nitroaromatics.
- halogenated nitroaromatic,
- heterogeneous catalysis,
- hydrogenation,
- selectivity control,
- interfacial effect
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