Abstract
We report the hydrogenation catalytic activity application of molybdenum–ruthenium (MoRu) solid-solution alloy nanoparticles (NPs) as catalysts for the hydrogenation of 1-octene and 1-octyne. The solid-solution structure of MoRu NPs was confirmed through scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) measurement. The hydrogenation catalytic activity of these NPs toward 1-octyne and 1-octene in tetrahydrofuran (THF) was tested. The hydrogenation catalytic activity of Ru was enhanced by alloying with Mo at the atomic level. An electronic modification of Ru by a charge transfer from Mo to Ru, which could induce the change in the adsorption energy of reactants resulting in enhanced catalytic activity, was observed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1186-1189 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 2021 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 26 Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- Alloys
- Hydrogenation
- Molybdenum
- Nanoparticles
- Ruthenium