Study of Pt and Rh based supported catalysts modified with tetrabutyltin for the selective hydrogenation of 4-methoxyacetophenone

Vetere V; Casella ML; Talas E; Gibolos S; Ferretti OA

Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.92, No.1, 183-193, 2007

DOI10.1007/s11144-007-5130-4 Export Citation

Study of Pt and Rh based supported catalysts modified with tetrabutyltin for the selective hydrogenation of 4-methoxyacetophenone

Vetere V, Casella ML, Talas E, Gibolos S, Ferretti OA

Catalysts based on Pt and Rh modified with Sn(C4H9)(4) were studied in the hydrogenation of 4-methoxyacetophenone. The selectivity to 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethanol was close to 100% at Sn/(Pt,Rh) = 1.0, however the catalytic activity decreased drastically. With respect to the balance between activity and selectivity the catalyst PtSnOM (Sn/Pt=0.4) showed the best performance.

Keywords:4-Methoxyacetophenone hydrogenation;tin modified Pt and Rh catalysts;organometallic chemistry