Secondary Amines from Catalytic Amination of Bio-Derived Phenolics over Pd/C and Rh/C: Effect of Operation Parameters
The production of renewable chemicals using lignocellulosic biomass has gained significant attention in green chemistry. Among biomass-derived chemicals, secondary amines have emerged as promising intermediates for synthetic applications. Here, we report a systematic study on the reductive amination...
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| author | Maray Ortega Raydel Manrique Romel Jiménez Miriam Parreño Marcelo E. Domine Luis E. Arteaga-Pérez |
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| description | The production of renewable chemicals using lignocellulosic biomass has gained significant attention in green chemistry. Among biomass-derived chemicals, secondary amines have emerged as promising intermediates for synthetic applications. Here, we report a systematic study on the reductive amination of phenolics with cyclohexylamine using Pd/C and Rh/C as catalysts. The catalytic tests were performed in batch reactors under different reaction conditions (various: amine concentration (0.1–0.4 mol/L), hydrogen pressure (0–2.5 bar), temperature (80–160 °C), and substituted phenols (phenol, o-cresol, p-cresol, and methoxyphenol)) and using tert-amyl alcohol as a solvent. The experimental observations were consistent with a multi-step mechanism, where hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanone is followed by condensation of the ketone with cyclohexylamine to form an imine, which is finally hydrogenated to produce secondary amines. In addition, there was evidence of parallel self-condensation of the cyclohexylamine. The study also supported a limited dehydrogenation capacity of Rh/C, unlike Pd/C, which increases this capacity at higher temperatures generating a higher yield of cyclohexylaniline (up to 15%). The study of the alkylated phenols demonstrated that the nature and propensity of hydrogenation of the phenolic controls their amination. Kinetic analysis revealed reaction orders between 0.4 and 0.7 for H<sub>2</sub>, indicating its dissociative adsorption. Meanwhile, phenol’s order (between 1–1.8) suggests a single participation of this compound in the hydrogenation step. The order of 0.4 for cyclohexylamine suggests its participation as a surface-abundant species. The apparent activation energies derived from a power law approximation were of 37 kJ/mol and 10 kJ/mol on Pd/C and Rh/C, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32901ae80d41463fa656cf21d1e20a162023-11-17T18:40:41ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442023-03-0113465410.3390/catal13040654Secondary Amines from Catalytic Amination of Bio-Derived Phenolics over Pd/C and Rh/C: Effect of Operation ParametersMaray Ortega0Raydel Manrique1Romel Jiménez2Miriam Parreño3Marcelo E. Domine4Luis E. Arteaga-Pérez5Laboratory of Thermal and Catalytic Processes (LPTC), Wood Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Bio-Bio, Concepción 4030000, ChileCarbon and Catalysis Laboratory (CarboCat), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Concepcion, Concepción 4030000, ChileCarbon and Catalysis Laboratory (CarboCat), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Concepcion, Concepción 4030000, ChileInstituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avda. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, SpainInstituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avda. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, SpainLaboratory of Thermal and Catalytic Processes (LPTC), Wood Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Bio-Bio, Concepción 4030000, ChileThe production of renewable chemicals using lignocellulosic biomass has gained significant attention in green chemistry. Among biomass-derived chemicals, secondary amines have emerged as promising intermediates for synthetic applications. Here, we report a systematic study on the reductive amination of phenolics with cyclohexylamine using Pd/C and Rh/C as catalysts. The catalytic tests were performed in batch reactors under different reaction conditions (various: amine concentration (0.1–0.4 mol/L), hydrogen pressure (0–2.5 bar), temperature (80–160 °C), and substituted phenols (phenol, o-cresol, p-cresol, and methoxyphenol)) and using tert-amyl alcohol as a solvent. The experimental observations were consistent with a multi-step mechanism, where hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanone is followed by condensation of the ketone with cyclohexylamine to form an imine, which is finally hydrogenated to produce secondary amines. In addition, there was evidence of parallel self-condensation of the cyclohexylamine. The study also supported a limited dehydrogenation capacity of Rh/C, unlike Pd/C, which increases this capacity at higher temperatures generating a higher yield of cyclohexylaniline (up to 15%). The study of the alkylated phenols demonstrated that the nature and propensity of hydrogenation of the phenolic controls their amination. Kinetic analysis revealed reaction orders between 0.4 and 0.7 for H<sub>2</sub>, indicating its dissociative adsorption. Meanwhile, phenol’s order (between 1–1.8) suggests a single participation of this compound in the hydrogenation step. The order of 0.4 for cyclohexylamine suggests its participation as a surface-abundant species. The apparent activation energies derived from a power law approximation were of 37 kJ/mol and 10 kJ/mol on Pd/C and Rh/C, respectively.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/4/654phenolreductive aminationpalladiumrhodium |
| spellingShingle | Maray Ortega Raydel Manrique Romel Jiménez Miriam Parreño Marcelo E. Domine Luis E. Arteaga-Pérez Secondary Amines from Catalytic Amination of Bio-Derived Phenolics over Pd/C and Rh/C: Effect of Operation Parameters Catalysts phenol reductive amination palladium rhodium |
| title | Secondary Amines from Catalytic Amination of Bio-Derived Phenolics over Pd/C and Rh/C: Effect of Operation Parameters |
| title_full | Secondary Amines from Catalytic Amination of Bio-Derived Phenolics over Pd/C and Rh/C: Effect of Operation Parameters |
| title_fullStr | Secondary Amines from Catalytic Amination of Bio-Derived Phenolics over Pd/C and Rh/C: Effect of Operation Parameters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Secondary Amines from Catalytic Amination of Bio-Derived Phenolics over Pd/C and Rh/C: Effect of Operation Parameters |
| title_short | Secondary Amines from Catalytic Amination of Bio-Derived Phenolics over Pd/C and Rh/C: Effect of Operation Parameters |
| title_sort | secondary amines from catalytic amination of bio derived phenolics over pd c and rh c effect of operation parameters |
| topic | phenol reductive amination palladium rhodium |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/4/654 |
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