Abstract
Silica supported dendrimer encapsulated ruthenium nanoparticles were prepared and evaluated as catalysts in the hydrogenation of citral. The dendrimer encapsulated nanoparticles were prepared using the generation 4 (G4), generation 5 (G5) and generation 6 (G6) hydroxyl-terminated poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM-OH) dendrimers as templating agents with different Ru metal:dendrimer ratios. The effects of ionic liquids as catalyst coatings on the catalytic activity were investigated for the ionic liquids [BMIM][NTf2], [OMIM][NTf2], [BMIM][BF4], [BMIM][PF6], [EMIM][OcS] and [EMIM][EtS]. An enhancement in catalytic activity was observed when utilising [BMIM][NTf2] as an ionic liquid coating with selectivity towards citronellal.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 148-152 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Catalysis Communications |
| Volume | 57 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Dec 2014 |
Keywords
- Citral hydrogenation
- Dendrimer encapsulated ruthenium nanoparticles
- PAMAM-OH dendrimer
- SCILL
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry
- Process Chemistry and Technology
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