Journal of Catalysis

Selective hydrogenation of nitrocyclohexane to cyclohexanone oxime with H 2 on decorated Pt nanoparticles

P Serna, M López-Haro, JJ Calvino, A Corma

Index: Serna, Pedro; Lopez-Haro; Calvino; Corma, Avelino Journal of Catalysis, 2009 , vol. 263, # 2 p. 328 - 334

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Citation Number: 28

Abstract

A Pt catalyst has been designed to convert nitrocyclohexane into cyclohexanone oxime under mild hydrogenation conditions (4 bar of H2, 383 K, and solvent-free media). It has been found that the partial reduction of the nitro group to the oxime function is promoted by Pt nanoparticles decorated with TiOx species, being cyclohexanone the main undesired by- product. A reaction scheme has been proposed that explains the process and active sites ...