S. Hermans et al., CARBOXYLATE-TYPE PALLADIUM(II) COMPLEXES AS SOLUBLE PRECURSORS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CARBON-SUPPORTED PD C CATALYSTS/, Journal of molecular catalysis. A, Chemical, 136(1), 1998, pp. 59-68
Palladium-based carboxylate-type compounds were synthesized and used a
s precursors for the preparation of heterogeneous carbon-supported Pd/
C catalysts. The selected compounds corresponded to the general formul
a Pd(O2CR)(2), Pd(O2CR)(2)L-2 or Pd(O2CR)(2)L', with R = CH3, C2H5, or
C6H5, L = pyridine or diethylamine, and L' = 2,2'-bipyridine or 1,10-
phenanthroline. The precursors were characterized by means of FTIR and
XPS. Thermogravimetric analyses allowed us to study the way they deco
mpose under nitrogen: X-ray diffraction investigations indicated they
were converted mainly into Pd metal and PdO. Pd/C catalysts were prepa
red by impregnation from solutions of these complexes in water, benzen
e or acetone, followed by thermal activation under nitrogen. Catalysts
were engaged in the partial oxidation of glucose to gluconic acid and
have been characterized by XRD and XPS before and after their use in
the catalytic reaction. Catalysts prepared in benzene showed better pe
rformances and higher Pd dispersion on the surface than the catalysts
prepared in water or acetone. Activity was also found to be enhanced b
y monomeric, instead of trimeric, structure of the precursor. (C) 1998
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