title: A Pd-Cu2O nanocomposite as an effective synergistic catalyst for selective semi-hydrogenation of the terminal alkynes only.
abstract: A new type lead-free catalyst of a Pd-Cu2O nanocomposite was developed for highly selective semi-hydrogenation of alkynes. With unprecedented selectivity for the semi-hydrogenation of terminal alkynes to alkenes, we show for the first time that the catalyst only hydrogenated the terminal alkynes, i.e. did not hydrogenate the internal alkynes.
authors: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructures and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China. cycao@iccas.ac.cn wsong@iccas.ac.cn.
authors: Shuliang
authors: S
authors: Yang
authors: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructures and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China. cycao@iccas.ac.cn wsong@iccas.ac.cn.
authors: Changyan
authors: C
authors: Cao
authors: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, EPFL-ISIC-Valais, Sion, Switzerland.
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Peng
authors: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors: Jianling
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors: Buxing
authors: B
authors: Han
authors: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructures and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China. cycao@iccas.ac.cn wsong@iccas.ac.cn.
authors: Weiguo
authors: W
authors: Song