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A copper-phyllosilicate core-sheath nanoreactor for carbon–oxygen hydrogenolysis reactions

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  • Hairong Yue

    (Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University)

  • Yujun Zhao

    (Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering)

  • Shuo Zhao

    (Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University)

  • Bo Wang

    (Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University)

  • Xinbin Ma

    (Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering)

  • Jinlong Gong

    (Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering)

Abstract

Hydrogenolysis of carbon–oxygen bonds is a versatile synthetic tool in organic synthesis. Copper-based catalysts have been intensively explored as the copper sites account for the highly selective hydrogenation of carbon–oxygen bonds. However, the inherent drawback of conventional copper-based catalysts is the deactivation by metal-particle growth and unstable surface Cu0 and Cu+ active species in the strongly reducing hydrogen and oxidizing carbon–oxygen atmosphere. Here we report the superior reactivity of a core (copper)-sheath (copper phyllosilicate) nanoreactor for carbon–oxygen hydrogenolysis of dimethyl oxalate with high efficiency (an ethanol yield of 91%) and steady performance (>300 h at 553 K). This nanoreactor, which possesses balanced and stable Cu0 and Cu+ active species, confinement effects, an intrinsically high surface area of Cu0 and Cu+ and a unique tunable tubular morphology, has potential applications in high-temperature hydrogenation reactions.

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  • Hairong Yue & Yujun Zhao & Shuo Zhao & Bo Wang & Xinbin Ma & Jinlong Gong, 2013. "A copper-phyllosilicate core-sheath nanoreactor for carbon–oxygen hydrogenolysis reactions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 4(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:4:y:2013:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms3339
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3339
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    1. Zhiwen Gao & Bing Ma & Shuang Chen & Jingqing Tian & Chen Zhao, 2022. "Converting waste PET plastics into automobile fuels and antifreeze components," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.
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