Pores for cluster catalysts: Nanoparticles of both Ru5Pt and Ru10Pt2, uniformly distributed along the inner walls of mesoporous silica, exhibit high catalytic performance in the single-step hydrogenation of dimethyl terephthalate (DMT, to 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM); see scheme), of benzoic acid (to cyclohexane carboxylic acid), and of naphthalene (in the presence of sulfur) to cisdecalin.
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University of Cambridge (UK)Department of Chemistry
Raja, R., Khimyak, T., Thomas, J. M., Hermans, S., & Johnson, B. F. G. (2001). Single-step, highly active, and highly selective nanoparticle catalysts for the hydrogenation of key organic compounds. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 40(24), 4638-4642. https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-3773(20011217)40:24<4638::AID-ANIE4638>3.0.CO;2-W (Original work published 2001)