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Preparation of Benzylamine by Highly Selective Reductive Amination of Benzaldehyde Over Ru on an Acidic Activated Carbon Support as the Catalyst

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Ruthenium supported on activated carbon, on which acidic groups were introduced by pre-treatment with (NH4)2S2O8, is a highly active and selective catalyst for the synthesis of benzylamine via the reductive amination of benzaldehyde.

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  1. Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Catalysis, DelftChemTech, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL, Delft, The Netherlands

    Silvia Gomez, Joop A. Peters, Jan C. van der Waal & Thomas Maschmeyer

  2. Avantium Technologies B.V., Zekeringstraat 29, 1014 BV, P.O. Box 2915, 1000 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jan C. van der Waal

  3. School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, United Kingdom

    Wuzong Zhou

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Gomez, S., Peters, J.A., van der Waal, J.C. et al. Preparation of Benzylamine by Highly Selective Reductive Amination of Benzaldehyde Over Ru on an Acidic Activated Carbon Support as the Catalyst. Catalysis Letters 84, 1–5 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021068432604

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