Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
62681 Journal of Catalysis 2009 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

A magnetic Pt/SiO2/Fe3O4 catalyst consisting of chirally modified platinum supported on silica coated magnetite nanoparticles was prepared using an easy synthetic route and successfully applied for the enantioselective hydrogenation of various activated ketones. The magnetic catalyst modified with cinchonidine showed a catalytic performance (activity, enantioselectivity) in the asymmetric hydrogenation of various activated ketones in toluene comparable to the best known Pt/alumina catalyst used for these reactions. The novel catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction solution by applying an external magnetic field and recycled several times with almost complete retention of activity and enantioselectivity.

Graphical abstractA chirally modified platinum catalyst supported on silica coated magnetite can be recovered by magnetic methods and its properties for asymmetric hydrogenation can be almost completely retained after several reaction cycles.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload high-quality image (30 K)Download as PowerPoint slide

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