Hydrogenation of γ-valerolactone in ethanol over Pd nanoparticles supported on sulfonic acid functionalized MIL-101

  • Damin Zhang
  • , Feiyang Ye
  • , Yejun Guan*
  • , Yimeng Wang
  • , Emiel J.M. Hensen
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A ligand-based solid solution approach is employed to incorporate sulphonic acid functional groups into the porous coordination polymer Cr-MIL-101. Loaded with Pd nanoparticles these Pd/MIL-101-SO3H materials act as bifunctional catalysts for the one-pot conversion of γ-valerolactone into ethyl valerate (up to 83% yield). The catalysts were extensively characterized before and after reaction. The influence of the sulfonic acid group density and the reaction conditions on the catalytic activity was systematically investigated and the reaction network for γ-valerolactone upgrading was discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39558-39564
Number of pages7
JournalRSC Advances
Volume4
Issue number74
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

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