Selective catalytic activity of ball-shaped Pd@MCM-48 nanocatalysts.
Remarkable selectivity is achieved in the cleavage of benzyl ethers using ball-shaped palladium nanocatalysts, Pd@MCM-48, in an MCM-48 matrix. The unique nanocatalysts not only feature unprecedented complete hydrogenolysis selectivity of a benzyl ether over hydrogenation of a double bond, but also demonstrate selective cleavage of unsubstituted benzyl ether over substituted benzyl ethers.
Center for Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, KAIST, Daejon, Korea. leehy@kaist.ac.kr
Hee-Yoon
HY
Lee
Suyoung
S
Ryu
Hongkyu
H
Kang
Young-Wook
YW
Jun
Jinwoo
J
Cheon