Rhodium nanoparticles supported on silanol-rich zeolites beyond the homogeneous Wilkinson’s catalyst for hydroformylation of olefins

Yifeng Liu, Zhiqiang Liu, Yu Hui, Liang Wang (), Jian Zhang, Xianfeng Yi, Wei Chen, Chengtao Wang, Hai Wang, Yucai Qin, Lijuan Song, Anmin Zheng and Feng-Shou Xiao ()
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Yifeng Liu: Zhejiang University
Zhiqiang Liu: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yu Hui: Liaoning Shihua University
Liang Wang: Zhejiang University
Jian Zhang: Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Xianfeng Yi: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wei Chen: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chengtao Wang: Zhejiang University
Hai Wang: Zhejiang University
Yucai Qin: Liaoning Shihua University
Lijuan Song: Liaoning Shihua University
Anmin Zheng: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Feng-Shou Xiao: Zhejiang University

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Hydroformylation is one of the largest industrially homogeneous processes that strongly relies on catalysts with phosphine ligands such as the Wilkinson’s catalyst (triphenylphosphine coordinated Rh). Heterogeneous catalysts for olefin hydroformylation are highly desired but suffer from poor activity compared with homogeneous catalysts. Herein, we demonstrate that rhodium nanoparticles supported on siliceous MFI zeolite with abundant silanol nests are very active for hydroformylation, giving a turnover frequency as high as ~50,000 h−1 that even outperforms the classical Wilkinson’s catalyst. Mechanism study reveals that the siliceous zeolite with silanol nests could efficiently enrich olefin molecules to adjacent rhodium nanoparticles, enhancing the hydroformylation reaction.

Date: 2023
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