Dehydrogenative oxidation of alcohols catalyzed by highly dispersed ruthenium incorporated titanium oxide

  • Youngyong Kim
  • , Seokhoon Ahn
  • , Jun Yeon Hwang
  • , Doo Hyun Ko
  • , Ki Young Kwon

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Abstract

Ruthenium incorporated titanium oxides (RuxTiO2) were prepared by a one-step hydrothermal method using Ti(SO4)2 and RuCl3 as the precursor of Ti and Ru, respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) mapping, and BET were applied for the analyses of catalysts. Ruthenium atoms are well dispersed in the anatase phase of TiO2 and the crystallite size of RuxTiO2 (≈17 nm) is smaller than that of pure TiO2 (≈45 nm). In particular, we found that our homemade pure TiO2 exhibits a strong Lewis acid property. Therefore, the cooperation of ruthenium atoms playing a role in the hydride elimination and the Lewis acid site of TiO2 can efficiently transfer primary alcohols into corresponding aldehydes in an oxidant-free condition.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7
JournalCatalysts
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dehydrogenative oxidation
  • Ruthenium catalyst
  • Titanium oxide

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