Microwave effect on the surface composition of the Urushibara Ni hydrogenation catalyst and improved reduction of acetophenone.
The Urushibara Ni (U-Ni) hydrogenation catalyst and some modified forms, and for comparison Raney-Ni, were subjected to conventional (oil bath) and MW heating, and subsequently characterized by electron dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), by BET surface area, and by scanning electron microscopy (SEM); yields of the catalyzed hydrogenation of acetophenone to 1-phenylethanol in 2-propanol by one of the modified forms (U-Ni-B) were greatly improved (from 68% to 95%).
Horikoshi
Satoshi
S
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo #102-8554, Japan. horikosi@rs.noda.tus.ac.jp
Tsuzuki
Junichi
J
Sakai
Futoshi
F
Kajitani
Masatsugu
M
Serpone
Nick
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