The selective hydrogenation of butyronitrile to n-butylamine over Raney catalysts was tested in a high-pressure, three-phase reactor. ATR-IR technique was used to follow in-situ the hydrogenation of butyronitrile. INS spectroscopy was used to characterize the catalytic process on the metal surface. Further, the characterization study of each catalyst was carried out. The selectivity was the highest over LiOH-doped Raney-Co (nearly 100 %) as the bi-molecular, surface condensation to N-butylidene-butylamine becomes negligible. The LiOH modification (i) quenches the Al 3+ Lewis acid sites that catalyze the condensation reaction (ii) reduces the catalyst sorption capacity for reactive species (iii) increases the probability of the step-wise hydrogenation via nitrene species. Further, in the presence of the strong nucleophile OH- the condensation reaction is hindered.
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The selective hydrogenation of butyronitrile to n-butylamine over Raney catalysts was tested in a high-pressure, three-phase reactor. ATR-IR technique was used to follow in-situ the hydrogenation of butyronitrile. INS spectroscopy was used to characterize the catalytic process on the metal surface. Further, the characterization study of each catalyst was carried out. The selectivity was the highest over LiOH-doped Raney-Co (nearly 100 %) as the bi-molecular, surface condensation to N-butylidene-...
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