Facile and efficient reductive N-alkylation of nitrobenzenes with alcohols catalyzed by Cu–Cr/γ-Al2O3
作者:Ge Song、Jun Tian、Ligong Chen、Yang Li
DOI:10.1007/s11164-014-1641-6
日期:2015.8
A facile and efficient method for reductive N-alkylation of nitrobenzenes with alcohols catalyzed by the bimetallic catalyst Cu30Cr5/γ-Al2O3, in a fixed-bed reactor, was successfully established. X-ray diffraction, temperature-programmed reduction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to characterize the catalyst. Introduction of Cr to Cu30/γ-Al2O3 was found to substantially enhance the dispersion of Cu0 particles, which are believed to be the active sites for the reductive N-alkylation. The reaction conditions were optimized and a series of alcohols and nitrobenzenes were converted into N-alkylated anilines in more than 90 % yield by use of this catalyst.
成功建立了一种简便高效的方法,通过双金属催化剂Cu30Cr5/γ-Al2O3在固定床反应器中,用醇还原烷基化亚硝基苯。采用X射线衍射、温度程序还原和X射线光电子能谱对催化剂进行了表征。研究发现,将Cr引入Cu30/γ-Al2O3显著增强了Cu0颗粒的分散性,而Cu0颗粒被认为是还原烷基化反应的活性位点。对反应条件进行了优化,使用该催化剂将一系列醇和亚硝基苯转化为N-烷基化的苯胺,产率超过90%。