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Reduced graphene oxide supported nickel–palladium alloy nanoparticles as a superior catalyst for the hydrogenation of alkenes and alkynes under ambient conditions

Abstract

Addressed herein is the superior catalytic performance of reduced graphene oxide supported Ni30Pd70 alloy nanoparticles (rGO–Ni30Pd70) for the direct hydrogenation of alkenes and alkynes to alkanes, which surpasses the commercial Pd/C catalyst both in activity and stability. A variety of cyclic or aromatic alkenes and alkynes (a total of 17 examples) were rapidly reduced to the corresponding alkanes with high yields (>99%) via the presented direct hydrogenation protocol under ambient conditions. Compared to the commercially available Pd/C (10 wt%) catalyst, the rGO–Ni30Pd70 catalyst provided higher yields in shorter reaction times under the optimized conditions. Moreover, the rGO–Ni30Pd70 catalysts were more stable and durable than the commercial Pd/C catalysts by preserving their initial activity after five consecutive runs in the hydrogenation reactions.

Graphical abstract: Reduced graphene oxide supported nickel–palladium alloy nanoparticles as a superior catalyst for the hydrogenation of alkenes and alkynes under ambient conditions

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Nov 2015
Accepted
11 Mar 2016
First published
14 Mar 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 28538-28542

Author version available

Reduced graphene oxide supported nickel–palladium alloy nanoparticles as a superior catalyst for the hydrogenation of alkenes and alkynes under ambient conditions

Y. Çetinkaya, Ö. Metin and M. Balci, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 28538 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA25376D

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