Synthesis of Chalcone Using LDH/Graphene Nanocatalysts of Different Compositions
Layered double hydroxides (LDH) or their derived mixed oxides present marked acid-base properties useful in catalysis, but they are generally agglomerated, inducing weak accessibility to the active sites. In the search for improving dispersion and accessibility of the active sites and for controllin...
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| author | Mayra G. Álvarez Dana G. Crivoi Francesc Medina Didier Tichit |
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| description | Layered double hydroxides (LDH) or their derived mixed oxides present marked acid-base properties useful in catalysis, but they are generally agglomerated, inducing weak accessibility to the active sites. In the search for improving dispersion and accessibility of the active sites and for controlling the hydrophilic/hydrophobic balance in the catalysts, nanocomposite materials appear among the most attractive. In this study, a series of nanocomposites composed of LDH and reduced graphene oxide (rGO), were successfully obtained by direct coprecipitation and investigated as base catalysts for the Claisen–Schmidt condensation reaction between acetophenone and benzaldehyde. After activation, the LDH-rGO nanocomposites exhibited improved catalytic properties compared to bare LDH. Moreover, they reveal great versatility to tune the selectivity through their composition and the nature or the absence of solvent. This is due to the enhanced basicity of the nanocomposites as the LDH content increases which is assigned to the higher dispersion of the nanoplatelets in comparison to bulk LDH. Lewis-type basic sites of higher strength and accessibility are thus created. The nature of the solvent mainly acts through its acidity able to poison the basic sites of the nanocatalysts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0debf41e0806444095417de93e528bbc2022-12-21T17:51:06ZengMDPI AGChemEngineering2305-70842019-03-01312910.3390/chemengineering3010029chemengineering3010029Synthesis of Chalcone Using LDH/Graphene Nanocatalysts of Different CompositionsMayra G. Álvarez0Dana G. Crivoi1Francesc Medina2Didier Tichit3Chemical Engineering Dep., University Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, SpainChemical Engineering Dep., University Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, SpainChemical Engineering Dep., University Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, SpainICGM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 240 Avenue du Professeur Emile Jeanbrau, 34296 Montpellier CEDEX 5, FranceLayered double hydroxides (LDH) or their derived mixed oxides present marked acid-base properties useful in catalysis, but they are generally agglomerated, inducing weak accessibility to the active sites. In the search for improving dispersion and accessibility of the active sites and for controlling the hydrophilic/hydrophobic balance in the catalysts, nanocomposite materials appear among the most attractive. In this study, a series of nanocomposites composed of LDH and reduced graphene oxide (rGO), were successfully obtained by direct coprecipitation and investigated as base catalysts for the Claisen–Schmidt condensation reaction between acetophenone and benzaldehyde. After activation, the LDH-rGO nanocomposites exhibited improved catalytic properties compared to bare LDH. Moreover, they reveal great versatility to tune the selectivity through their composition and the nature or the absence of solvent. This is due to the enhanced basicity of the nanocomposites as the LDH content increases which is assigned to the higher dispersion of the nanoplatelets in comparison to bulk LDH. Lewis-type basic sites of higher strength and accessibility are thus created. The nature of the solvent mainly acts through its acidity able to poison the basic sites of the nanocatalysts.http://www.mdpi.com/2305-7084/3/1/29Claisen–Schmidt condensationreduced graphene oxidelayered double hydroxidehydrotalcitebase catalystsnanocomposites |
| spellingShingle | Mayra G. Álvarez Dana G. Crivoi Francesc Medina Didier Tichit Synthesis of Chalcone Using LDH/Graphene Nanocatalysts of Different Compositions ChemEngineering Claisen–Schmidt condensation reduced graphene oxide layered double hydroxide hydrotalcite base catalysts nanocomposites |
| title | Synthesis of Chalcone Using LDH/Graphene Nanocatalysts of Different Compositions |
| title_full | Synthesis of Chalcone Using LDH/Graphene Nanocatalysts of Different Compositions |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis of Chalcone Using LDH/Graphene Nanocatalysts of Different Compositions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis of Chalcone Using LDH/Graphene Nanocatalysts of Different Compositions |
| title_short | Synthesis of Chalcone Using LDH/Graphene Nanocatalysts of Different Compositions |
| title_sort | synthesis of chalcone using ldh graphene nanocatalysts of different compositions |
| topic | Claisen–Schmidt condensation reduced graphene oxide layered double hydroxide hydrotalcite base catalysts nanocomposites |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2305-7084/3/1/29 |
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