Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2003, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (1): 76-79.

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Catalytic Hydrogenation over Palladium Complex of Molecular Complex of Poly(4-vinylpyridine) with Acetic Acid

XI Xiang-li, ZHU Jing, CAO Shao-kui   

  1. Department of Materials Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P. R. China
  • Received:2001-12-04 Online:2003-01-24 Published:2011-08-06
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    Supported by the Outstanding Youngs Science Foudation of Henan Province(1999).

Abstract: The palladium complex of the molecular complex of poly(4-vinylpyridine) with acetic acid(PVP/HAc-Pd) was prepared. Its catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene was found much higher than that of the corresponding palladium complex of poly(4-vinylpyridine). In the presence of a strong inorganic alkali, especially potassium hydroxide, the catalytic activity is greatly improved. The suitable hydrogenation condition for PVP/HAc-Pd is to use 0.1 mol/L ethanol solution of potassium hydroxide as the hydrogenation medium and the hydrogenation is carried out at 45 ℃.

Key words: Palladium catalyst, Hydrogenation, Molecular complex, Nitrobenzene, Poly(4-vinylpyridine), Acetic acid