Hydrogenation of aromatic ketones with Pt and Sn-modified Pt

SANTORI G., MOGLIONI A., VETERE V., CASELLA M., FERRETTI O. AND MOLTRASIO IGLESIAS G.

APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Elsevier

Año: 2004 vol. 269 p. 215 - 223

0926-860X

The behavior of Pt/SiO2 and tin-modified Pt catalysts, PtSn-OM (organobimetallic catalyst) and PtSn-BM (bimetallic catalyst), in the hydrogenation of aromatic ketones: acetophenone, 3,4-dimethoxyacetophenone, benzophenone and chalcone, was studied. With PtSn-OM and PtSn-BM systems, results showed high selectivity, mostly exceeding 90%, towards the corresponding alcohols. In the case of acetophenone hydrogenation with PtSn-OM, selectivity to 1-phenyl-ethanol (1) is nearly 100% and both activity and selectivity are maintained after three reusing cycles. The electronic effect of ionic tin in the vicinity of platinum atoms is present in both systems; besides, the existence of SnBux fragments anchored to the metallic surface in PtSn-OM catalyst, favors the adsorption and activation of the C=O group of ketones, leading to high values of selectivity to the desired products.