January 30, 2022
Journal Article

Critical role of solvent modulated Hydrogen-binding strength for catalytic hydrogenation of benzaldehyde on Palladium

Abstract

Protic and non-protic solvents influence the rate of benzaldehyde hydrogenation on Pd by one order of magnitude in the following sequence of increasing reactivity, dioxane

Published: January 30, 2022

Citation

Cheng G., A. Jentys, O.Y. Gutierrez-Tinoco, Y. Liu, Y. Chin, and J.A. Lercher. 2021. Critical role of solvent modulated Hydrogen-binding strength for catalytic hydrogenation of benzaldehyde on Palladium. Nature Catalysis 4, no. 11:976-985. PNNL-SA-166986. doi:10.1038/s41929-021-00701-2

Research topics

Catalysis