Carbonaceous materials as catalyst supports for the enantioselective hydrogenation of (E)-α-phenylcinnamic acid: Effect of the support acidity

- Carbonaceous materials were used as supports for Pd-based catalysts.
- The prepared catalysts were applied to the enantioselective hydrogenation of PCA.
- The textural structure has a trivial influence on the enantioselectivity.
- The abundance of acidic sites present on the Pd/GO catalyst reduced the ee values.
- Further study confirms the detrimental effect of support acidity on the ee values.