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Article

Facile Synthesis of P25@Pd Core-Shell Catalyst with Ultrathin Pd Shell and Improved Catalytic Performance in Heterogeneous Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Acetophenone

by
Xiuyun Gao
,
Lulu He
,
Juntong Xu
,
Xueying Chen
* and
Heyong He
Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Catalysts 2019, 9(6), 513; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9060513
Submission received: 16 May 2019 / Revised: 1 June 2019 / Accepted: 5 June 2019 / Published: 9 June 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Catalysis by Precious Metals, Past and Future)
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Abstract

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Heterogeneous enantioselective hydrogenation is an ideal method for synthesizing important chiral compounds in pesticides and pharmaceuticals. Up to the present, supported noble-metal catalysts are most widely studied in heterogeneous enantioselective hydrogenations. However, it is found that the weak interactions existing on the surface of support may have negative effects on the enantioselectivity. Herein, a new category of TiO2 (Aeroxide® P25) supported Pd catalyst with ultrathin Pd shell was successfully prepared via a simple strategy based on the reduction of PdI carbonyl complex. Characterization results show that a well-dispersed ultrathin Pd shell with an average thickness of ~1.0 nm and a Pd loading of 36 wt.% was formed over the surface of P25 support. By excluding the negative weak interactions from the support, the P25@Pd core-shell catalyst with unique electronic properties of Pd exhibits higher activity and enantioselectivity than that of Pd/P25 catalyst prepared by the impregnation method and unsupported Pd black catalyst in the enantioselective hydrogenation of acetophenone.

1. Introduction

With the wide application of optically pure chiral compounds in pesticides, pharmaceuticals and fragrances, it is particularly important to develop effective preparation methods for synthesizing single-enantiomer compounds [1,2,3]. Among the many established methods, enantioselective hydrogenation over heterogeneous catalysts is one of the most ideal strategies owing to its inherent operational and economic advantages, e.g., atom economy, easy separation and recovery of catalysts. Therefore, it has shown great potential in industrial research and caused extensive concern in academic circles [1,2,3,4].
The enantioselective hydrogenation of acetophenone is a probe reaction widely chosen for heterogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation studies, since it is a good example of competitive reaction and its target product (chiral 1-phenylethanol) is related to the production of pharmaceutical intermediates [5,6,7,8,9]. However, the enantioselectivity reported so far over traditional supported noble-metal (e.g., Pd, Pt) catalysts is generally low and further improvements are still needed.
Nowadays, chirally modified supported noble-metal catalysts have been most widely used in heterogeneous enantioselective hydrogenations [2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14]. It is well known that the catalytic performance of the supported metal catalysts strongly depends on the metal particle size. Thus, to make the metal nanoparticles disperse well for achieving high activity, the metal loading of the catalysts studied in the literature is generally less than 5 wt.%. However, it is found that the various weak interactions (such as hydrogen bond, physical adsorption and van der Waals force) existing on the surface of the support are in the same energy range with the energy difference between the two transition states of R- and S-products in chiral reactions (<15 kJ/mol), which may affect the chiral recognition process and thus have a negative effect on the enantioselectivity [15]. Baiker et al. found that the acidity and basicity of the support could significantly affect both the chemoselectivity and the enantioselectivity in the enantioselective hydrogenation of activated ketones [16]. Therefore, the exposure of support surface adds the complexity in elucidating the nature of the chiral recognition on metal catalysts in heterogeneous enantioselective hydrogenation reactions. Thus, to reduce the difficulty in heterogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation studies and achieve higher enantioselectivity, it is highly desirable to exclude the negative weak interactions existing on the surface of the support.
It is well known that supported metal catalysts with core-shell structure have attracted much attention because of their unique structure and better performance in some catalytic reactions [17,18]. Therefore, if we could form an ultrathin metal layer on the surface of the support, it may not only eliminate the adverse effect of weak interactions from the support on heterogeneous asymmetric hydrogenations, but also affect the electronic properties of noble-metal catalysts, which is of great significance in both fundamental and practical aspects.
In this work, a new category of TiO2 (Aeroxide® P25) supported Pd catalyst with unique core-shell structure (P25 core and Pd ultrathin shell, denoted as P25@Pd) was tactically prepared by a facile strategy under mild conditions based on the reduction of PdI carbonyl complex [19] over the surface of the P25 support. The as-prepared P25@Pd catalyst exhibits a well-dispersed ultrathin Pd shell with an average thickness of ~1.0 nm and a Pd loading of 36 wt.%. The formation of the ultrathin Pd shell over the surface of the P25 support excludes the negative weak interactions from support and the resulting P25@Pd core-shell catalyst exhibits improved activity and enantioselectivity in the enantioselective hydrogenation of acetophenone. The unique electronic properties of Pd influenced by the interaction between the ultrathin Pd shell and the P25 support also probably have a positive effect on the enantioselectivity. The new category of supported noble-metal catalyst with ultrathin metal shell could be promising for heterogeneous asymmetric catalytic studies.

2. Results and Discussion

2.1. Morphology of the P25@Pd Catalyst

Figure 1 shows the representative transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of the P25 support and the as-prepared P25@Pd core-shell catalyst. The P25 support displays a nanoparticle morphology with an average particle size of ca. 21 nm (Figure 1a). As compared to the P25 support, the much darker outlines of the nanoparticles in P25@Pd catalyst (Figure 1b) indicate that Pd metal is deposited over the surface of the P25 support. To further visualize the core-shell structure of the P25@Pd catalyst, a high angle annular dark field scanning TEM (HAADF-STEM) image is presented in Figure 1c, which clearly exhibits the coverage of the Pd shells (brighter areas in contrast). The average thickness of the Pd shell calculated based on the statistic calculation (Figure 1d) is ca. 1.0 nm. Figure 1e provides a typical high resolution TEM (HRTEM) image of a P25@Pd nanoparticle. The interplanar spacing of 0.23 nm can be observed in the Pd shell on the P25@Pd nanoparticle, ascribable to (111) lattice spacing of face-centered cubic (fcc) Pd [20]. A d-spacing of 0.35 nm observed in the P25 core corresponds to the (101) planes of anatase TiO2 [21]. Figure 1f presents the typical elemental mapping images of the P25@Pd catalyst. The results clearly demonstrate the successful coverage of Pd shell over the surface of the P25 support, unambiguously confirming the P25 core/Pd shell structure. As detected by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), the weight percentage of Pd in the P25@Pd catalyst is 36%, which is in good accordance with the energy dispersive X-ray emission (EDX) analysis (Pd/Ti molar ratio of 0.43).

2.2. Structural Properties of the P25@Pd Catalyst

The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface area of the P25@Pd catalyst is 53.4 m2 g−1, which is slightly larger than that of the parent P25 support (49.7 m2 g−1). The X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements were carried out to identify the phase and lattice structures of the parent P25 support and P25@Pd core-shell catalyst. As shown in Figure 2a, there are several diffraction peaks in the parent P25 support, which can be fully indexed to anatase and rutile TiO2 (JCPDS card no. 89–4921, 89–4920) [21]. In addition to the diffraction peaks of the parent P25 support [21], two additional broad diffraction peaks at 2θ of 40.0, and 46.5° can be clearly observed, corresponding to (111) and (200) reflections of fcc Pd (JCPDS card no. 89–4897). The lattice constant of Pd in P25@Pd core-shell catalyst calculated by peak fitting (Figure 2b) is ca. 0.389 nm, which is similar to that of the Pd black sample. According to the fitting results, the intensity ratio of the Pd(111) and Pd(200) peaks is 4.14, which is 1.8 times that of the Pd black sample (2.27), indicating that the ultrathin Pd shell in the P25@Pd catalyst has (111) preferred orientation.

2.3. Study on the Formation of P25@Pd Core-Shell Structure

In order to investigate the formation of P25@Pd core-shell structure, a set of comparative experiments were carefully carried out. Without the addition of P25 support, only ultrathin Pd nanosheets are formed by the reduction of PdI carbonyl complex [19] (Figure 3a). In the presence of P25 support, the reduction of PdI carbonyl complex [19] completely occurs on the surface of P25 support to form the P25@Pd core-shell catalyst and no isolated Pd nanosheets could be observed. However, when we replace the P25 support with mesoporous carbon, γ-Al2O3 or SiO2 support, instead of forming core-shell structure, isolated ultrathin Pd nanosheets aggregated together or small Pd nanoparticles located on the surface of the support are observed (Figure 3b–d). Thus, the preferred deposition of Pd over the P25 support to form the core-shell structure could be possibly attributed to the unique interaction between Pd and the P25 support [22,23,24]. Due to the interaction between Pd and the P25 support, the PdI carbonyl complex [19] is prone to be reduced over the surface of each P25 nanoparticle, facilitating the uniform coating of Pd ultrathin shell over the P25 nanoparticle surface to form the core-shell structure. The detailed formation mechanism of the core-shell structure still requires further study. For comparison, we also synthesized Pd/P25 catalyst with the same Pd loading by impregnation method with N2H4·H2O as the reductant. As shown in Figure 3e, Pd nanoparticles on P25 support are varied in size and tend to aggregate together in the Pd/P25 catalyst, which is totally different from that of the P25@Pd core-shell catalyst. The molar ratio of Pd/Ti is similar to that of the P25@Pd catalyst as verified by EDX analysis (Figure 3f).

2.4. Electronic Properties of the P25@Pd Catalyst

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was utilized to detect the electronic state of elements in P25@Pd catalyst. Figure 4a presents the Pd 3d core level spectrum of the P25@Pd core-shell catalyst. The Pd 3d core-level line could be fitted with two main doublets with the binding energy (BE) of the Pd3d5/2 peaks at 334.9 and 336.1 eV, corresponding to metallic Pd and Pdδ+ species, respectively [23,25,26]. The Ti 2p spectrum of P25@Pd core-shell catalyst (Figure 4b) is dominated by species in the Ti4+ oxidation state at the BE of 458.8 and 464.5 eV, which is consistent with the typical Ti 2p3/2 and Ti 2p1/2 values for P25 support [27,28,29]. The surface Pd/Ti atomic ratio of the P25@Pd catalyst derived from XPS data is evaluated to be 0.99, which is more than twice that of the bulk composition measured by ICP and EDX, reflecting the surface enrichment of the Pd shell.
To investigate whether the presence of Pdδ+ species is mainly due to the electron transfer from Pd to P25 support [23,25,30] or just Pd oxidation, cyclic voltammeter (CV) studies of P25@Pd catalyst were performed. Cyclic voltammograms (Figure 5) show that there is no Pd reduction peak in the first cycle while obvious Pd reduction peak at 0.47 V is clearly observed in the second cycle. The results indicate that the presence of Pdδ+ species is unlikely due to Pd oxidation but rather to electron transfer from Pd to P25 support, which is similar to previous literature reports [23,25,30].

2.5. Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Acetophenone

The catalytic performance of P25@Pd catalyst was evaluated by utilizing the enantioselective hydrogenation of acetophenone as a probe reaction. As an α,β-unsaturated ketone, both the aromatic ring and the carbonyl group may undergo hydrogenation. As shown in Scheme 1, the selective hydrogenation of acetophenone involves several competitive and consecutive reactions, which may produce side products such as acetylcyclohexane, ethylbenzene and 1-cyclohexylethanol in addition to the target product, 1-phenylethanol [31,32,33]. Therefore, it is a great challenge to develop a catalyst with both high chemoselectivity and enantioselectivity to chiral 1-phenylethanol.
Figure 6 shows the catalytic performance of the P25@Pd catalyst in the enantioselective hydrogenation of acetophenone. For comparison, the catalytic behaviours of Pd/P25 with the same metal loading and unsupported Pd black catalysts were also tested under the same reaction conditions and the catalytic results are shown in Figure 6. Over P25@Pd catalyst, the yield of 1-phenylethanol increases steeply up to ∼100% in a reaction time of 165 min and then keeps unchanged at a prolonged reaction time, demonstrating the excellent selectivity of the P25@Pd catalyst to the C=O group. Our previous study showed that, under the present reaction conditions, the liquid phase hydrogenation of acetophenone is zero-order for acetophenone [34], which is consistent with other literature reports [35,36]. Therefore, we calculated the reaction rate from the slope of the acetophenone conversion versus time plots based on our previous report [34]. The reaction rate is 36.5 mmol h−1 gPd−1 on P25@Pd core-shell catalyst (Table 1, Entry 1), which is 36.5 and 30.2 times that of impregnated Pd/P25 (1.00 mmol h−1 gPd−1, Table 1, Entry 2) and Pd black catalysts (1.21 mmol h−1 gPd−1, Table 1, Entry 3), respectively, demonstrating the superior activity of the P25@Pd catalyst.
As shown in the inset of Figure 6, the impregnated Pd/P25 catalyst gives an average enantioselectivity of ~20% (R-enantiomer dominant) which is similar to the value of supported Pd or Pt catalysts reported in literature [5,6,7]. Under the same reaction conditions, the P25@Pd core-shell catalyst exhibits an average enantioselectivity of 30% (R-enantiomer dominant), which is 50% higher than that of the impregnated Pd/P25 catalyst. The improved enantioselectivity of P25@Pd core-shell catalyst as compared to the impregnated Pd/P25 catalyst in the heterogeneous enantioselective hydrogenation of acetophenone could probably be attributed to the exclusion of negative weak interactions existing on the surface of support. As for the unsupported Pd black catalyst, the enantioselectivity is only 13% (R-enantiomer dominant), which is 43% of the value on P25@Pd core-shell catalyst. This demonstrates that the electronic properties of Pd in the P25@Pd core-shell catalyst affected by the interaction between the ultrathin Pd shell and the P25 support probably also play a positive role in the improvement of enantioselectivity. If we could further replace commercial P25 by pure anatase or rutile TiO2 support with specific facets, the electronic state of Pd may be tuned by changing the interaction between Pd and the specific TiO2 facets, which may be promising in heterogeneous enantioselective hydrogenations.

3. Materials and Methods

3.1. Chemicals and Materials

Commercial TiO2 (Aeroxide® P25) was purchased from ACROS (Geel, Belgium). γ-Al2O3 was purchased from Alfa Aesar (Tewksbury, MA, USA). Mesoporous carbon was synthesized based on the method reported by Ryoo et al. [37]. Palladium chloride (PdCl2) was purchased from J&K Scientific Ltd. (Beijing, China). Hydrochloric acid, SiO2, N2H4·H2O and dimethyl formamide (DMF) were purchased from Sinopharm Chemical Regent Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China). The aqueous solution of H2PdCl4 (1.0 M) was perpared by dissovling PdCl2 in a concentrated hydrochloric acid solution.

3.2. Catalyst Synthesis

P25@Pd catalyst: The synthesis of the P25@Pd core-shell catalyst was based on the reduction of PdI carbonyl complex [19]. In a typical synthesis, 40 mg of P25 was added in 8.00 mL of distilled water and then ultrasonicated for 60 min to obtain well-dispersed P25 aqueous suspension. Next, 240 μL of H2PdCl4 aqueous solution (1.0 M) was added to 80 mL of anhydrous DMF in a three-necked glass flask at ambient temperature under stirring, and a brownish red solution was obtained. Then, carbon monoxide at atmospheric pressure with a flow rate of 100 mL min−1 was purged through the solution for 20 min and the brownish red solution turned bright yellow due to the reduction of H2PdCl4 to PdI carbonyl complex [19]. Then, 8.00 mL of ultrasonicated well-dispersed aqueous suspension of P25 was added to the bright yellow solution and dark blue suspensions were formed due to the reduction of PdI carbonyl complex to metallic Pd [19]. After 20 min, the dark blue suspensions were centrifuged. The final catalyst was washed with methanol three times, and dried in a vacuum for activity test.
Pd/P25 catalyst: The Pd/P25 catalyst is synthesized by a traditional impregnation method. First, 26.4 μL of H2PdCl4 (1.0 M) was pipetted and diluted with 1.0 mL of distilled water. Then, 5 mg of commercial P25 support was added and the mixture was ultrasonicated at ambient temperature for 1 h. The mixture was evaporated and dried at 393 K for 2 h. The resulting brown powders were reduced by 10 mL of aqueous solution of N2H4·H2O (30%) with stirring at ambient conditions. The products were washed with distilled water three times and then with methanol three times. The catalyst was kept in methanol for activity test.
Pd black catalyst: 468 μL of H2PdCl4 (1.0 M) was pipetted and diluted with 20 mL of distilled water. Then, 200 mL of aqueous solution of N2H4·H2O (30%) was added dropwise under stirring at ambient conditions. The black suspensions were centrifuged and the obtained Pd black catalyst was washed with distilled water three times and then with methanol three times. The catalyst was kept in methanol for activity test.

3.3. Characterization

The transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) images, the scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), and the energy dispersive X-ray emission (EDX) mapping results were obtained on a field-emission transmission electron microscope (FEI Tecnai G2 F20 S-Twin, Hillsboro, OR, USA, 200 kV). The element content of catalysts was determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES, Thermo Elemental IRIS Intrepid, Waltham, MA, USA). The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface areas were analyzed by N2 adsorption on a Tristar II 3020 apparatus (Norcross, GA, USA). The sample was degassed under N2 flow at 383 K for 2 h before the measurement. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns were acquired on a Bruker AXS D8 Advance X-ray diffractometer (Karlsruhe, Germany, Cu-Kα radiation, λ = 0.15418 nm, 40 kV, 40 mA) with a scanning rate of 1° min−1 at 2θ ranging from 20° to 90°. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was utilized to detect the electronic state of the samples on a Perkin–Elmer PHI 5000C instrument (Waltham, MA, USA, 14 kV, 250 W) with Mg Kα (hν = 1253.6 eV) as the excitation source. Prior to the measurement, the samples were degassed at 298 K for 12 h in a vacuum chamber. The binding energy (BE) values were calibrated by referring to the C 1s peak (284.6 eV) of contaminant carbon. Cyclic voltammeter (CV) with a scanning rate of 50 mV s−1 was performed in a N2-saturated 0.5 M H2SO4 solution at ambient temperature by using a standard three-electrode electrochemical cell on a Bio-Logic science instrument (SP-300, Grenoble, France). Then, 10 μl of suspension containing P25@Pd core-shell catalyst (Pd 0.55 mg mL−1) was pipetted onto a polished glass carbon electrode (d = 5 mm) and dried in air at ambient temperature. Then, 5 μl of Nafion solution (1 wt.%) was pipetted onto it and the Pd working electrode was obtained. A conventional three-electrode cell was used, including a saturated calomel electrode (SCE) as the reference electrode, a graphite rod as the counter electrode and the as-prepared Pd electrode as the working electrode. The Pd loading was 28 μg cm−2.

3.4. Activity Test

Similar to our previous report [34], the liquid phase enantioselective hydrogenation of acetophenone was carried out at 273 K in a three-necked glass flask under atmospheric H2 pressure (60 mL·min−1). First, 400 mg of S-proline and 7 mg of catalyst were dispersed in 17 mL of methanol. Then, 20 μL of reactant acetophenone was pipetted into the mixture. The reaction was stirred with a rate of 1000 rpm for the elimination of diffusion effects. In the reaction process, the supernatant was sampled at intervals and detected with a gas chromatography (Agilent 7820A, Waltham, MA, USA) equipped with a chiral capillary column (CP-CHIRASIL-Dex CB, 25 m × 0.25 μm × 0.32 mm) and a flame ionization detector (FID). The retention times of products were identified with the standard chemicals. The enantiomeric excess was expressed as e.e. % = |(R − S)|/(R + S) × 100.

4. Conclusions

P25@Pd core-shell catalyst with an ultrathin Pd shell of ca. 1 nm and a high Pd loading of ~36 wt.% was successfully prepared by a facile strategy under mild conditions based on the reduction of PdⅠ carbonyl complex on the surface of the P25 support. By excluding the negative weak interactions existing on the surface of the support, the P25@Pd core-shell catalyst exhibits higher activity and enantioselectivity than that of the impregnated Pd/P25 catalyst in the enantioselective hydrogenation of acetophenone. The much higher enantioselectivity over the P25@Pd core-shell catalyst than that on unsupported Pd black catalyst indicates that the presence of the P25 core is necessary to affect the electronic properties of Pd, which also probably have a positive effect on the enantioselectivity. The work provides understanding for the designed synthesis of effective enantioselective supported metal catalyst for heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis, which also opens up a new strategy for the synthesis of supported noble-metal catalyst with both high metal loading and well-dispersed metal.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, X.C and X.G.; investigation, X.G., L.H. and J.X.; writing—original draft preparation, X.G. and X.C.; writing—review and editing, X.C. and H.H.; supervision, X.C. and H.H.; project administration, X.C. and H.H.; funding acquisition, X.C.

Funding

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant number 21573045, 21773034.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of (a) P25 support and (b) P25@Pd core-shell catalyst; (c) high angle annular dark field scanning (HAADF-STEM) image, (d) Pd shell thickness distribution, (e) high resolution TEM (HRTEM) image, and (f) elemental mapping results of P25@Pd core-shell catalyst.
Figure 1. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of (a) P25 support and (b) P25@Pd core-shell catalyst; (c) high angle annular dark field scanning (HAADF-STEM) image, (d) Pd shell thickness distribution, (e) high resolution TEM (HRTEM) image, and (f) elemental mapping results of P25@Pd core-shell catalyst.
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Figure 2. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of parent P25 support and P25@Pd core-shell catalyst: (a) Experimental data, (b) peak fitting results.
Figure 2. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of parent P25 support and P25@Pd core-shell catalyst: (a) Experimental data, (b) peak fitting results.
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Figure 3. TEM images of (a) Pd nanosheets obtained in the absence of P25 support, (b, c, d) Pd catalyst prepared by the same reduction procedure except using mesoporous carbon, commercial γ-Al2O3, and SiO2 as support, respectively; (e) TEM image and (f) energy dispersive X-ray emission (EDX) results of Pd/P25 catalyst prepared by traditional impregnation method.
Figure 3. TEM images of (a) Pd nanosheets obtained in the absence of P25 support, (b, c, d) Pd catalyst prepared by the same reduction procedure except using mesoporous carbon, commercial γ-Al2O3, and SiO2 as support, respectively; (e) TEM image and (f) energy dispersive X-ray emission (EDX) results of Pd/P25 catalyst prepared by traditional impregnation method.
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Figure 4. (a) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) Pd 3d spectra of P25@Pd core-shell catalyst. Circle symbols are experimental data. Pd0 peaks at 334.9 eV and 340.2 eV, and Pdδ+ peaks at 336.1 eV and 341.4 eV are fitting results. (b) XPS Ti 2p spectra of P25@Pd catalyst and P25 support.
Figure 4. (a) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) Pd 3d spectra of P25@Pd core-shell catalyst. Circle symbols are experimental data. Pd0 peaks at 334.9 eV and 340.2 eV, and Pdδ+ peaks at 336.1 eV and 341.4 eV are fitting results. (b) XPS Ti 2p spectra of P25@Pd catalyst and P25 support.
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Figure 5. Cyclic voltammograms at a scanning rate of 50 mV s−1 measured on a glass carbon electrode modified with P25@Pd core-shell catalyst in a 0.5 M H2SO4 solution.
Figure 5. Cyclic voltammograms at a scanning rate of 50 mV s−1 measured on a glass carbon electrode modified with P25@Pd core-shell catalyst in a 0.5 M H2SO4 solution.
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Scheme 1. Reasonable products in selective hydrogenation of acetophenone.
Scheme 1. Reasonable products in selective hydrogenation of acetophenone.
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Figure 6. Catalytic results of acetophenone enantioselective hydrogenation over (a) P25@Pd, (b) Pd/P25, and (c) Pd black catalysts. Reaction conditions: 273 K, 7 mg of catalyst, 20 μL of acetophenone, 400 mg of S-proline, 17 mL of methanol, and H2 (60 mL·min−1).
Figure 6. Catalytic results of acetophenone enantioselective hydrogenation over (a) P25@Pd, (b) Pd/P25, and (c) Pd black catalysts. Reaction conditions: 273 K, 7 mg of catalyst, 20 μL of acetophenone, 400 mg of S-proline, 17 mL of methanol, and H2 (60 mL·min−1).
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Table
Table 1. Catalytic performance of P25@Pd, Pd/P25 and Pd black catalysts in the enantioselective hydrogenation of acetophenone.
Table 1. Catalytic performance of P25@Pd, Pd/P25 and Pd black catalysts in the enantioselective hydrogenation of acetophenone.
EntryCatalystReaction Rate
(mmol h−1 gPd−1)		e.e.
(%)		Dominant Enantiomer
1P25@Pd36.530R
2Pd/P251.0020R
3Pd black1.2113R
Reaction conditions: 273 K, 7 mg of catalyst, 20 μL of acetophenone, 400 mg of S-proline, 17 mL of methanol, and H2 (60 mL·min−1).

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