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Morphology-controlled Pd nanocrystals as catalysts in tandem dehydrogenation-hydrogenation reactions

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A facile synthetic protocol was used to prepare morphology controlled Pd nanocrystals with spherical and cubic shapes of different sizes. Carbon-supported catalysts were prepared from the as-synthesised nanocrystals and their catalytic ability in a tandem dehydrogenation/hydrogenation reaction composed by the dehydrogenation of ammonia borane, serving as a hydrogen source, and the subsequent hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) was assessed. The catalytic performance was strongly dependent on the nanocrystals morphology and the spherical nanoparticles with an average size of 5.5 nm displayed the best performance among investigated.

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Synopsis: Colloidal synthesis was used to prepare morphology-controlled Pd nanocrystals with spherical and cubic shapes and different sizes. They were loaded on a carbon support and tested in a tandem dehydrogenation/hydrogenation reaction based on the hydrogen production from \(\hbox {NH}_{3}\hbox {BH}_{3}\) and hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol. The catalytic activity was dependent on the nanocrystal morphology.

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Acknowledgements

The present work was partially supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Nos. 26220911, 25289289, 26630409 and 26620194) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and MEXT. We acknowledge Dr. Eiji Taguchi and Prof. H. Yasuda at the Research Center for Ultra-High Voltage Electron Microscopy, Osaka University, for their assistance with the TEM measurements. KM, YK and HY thank MEXT program “Elements Strategy Initiative to Form Core Research Center”.

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  1. Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Japan

    Miriam Navlani-García, Priyanka Verma, Kohsuke Mori, Yasutaka Kuwahara & Hiromi Yamashita

  2. Unit of Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto, 615-8520, Japan

    Kohsuke Mori, Yasutaka Kuwahara & Hiromi Yamashita

  3. JST, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan

    Kohsuke Mori

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Navlani-García, M., Verma, P., Mori, K. et al. Morphology-controlled Pd nanocrystals as catalysts in tandem dehydrogenation-hydrogenation reactions. J Chem Sci 129, 1695–1703 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-017-1370-7

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