Abstract

DOMINGUEZ-QUINTERO, OLGIOLY et al. CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF RHODIUM NANOPARTICLES STABILIZED IN DIFFERENT IONIC LIQUIDS IN THE HIDROGENATION REACTIONS OF CYCLOHEXENE AND BENZENE. Rev. Fac. Ing. UCV [online]. 2012, vol.27, n.3, pp.095-104. ISSN 0798-4065.

Transition metal nanoparticles require stabilization to prevent coalescence. In this sense, ionic liquids (IL) offer the versatility of designing the organic cation to fit the requirements of a specific reaction, rendering steric stabilization to the metallic nonoparticles. In addition these low boiling point ionic salts also provide electrostatic stabilization. This work reports the syntheses of rhodium nanoparticles using the displacement reduction method of the organometallic monomer (acetylacetonate)(1,5-cyclooctadiene)rhodium(I), Rh(acac)(COD), and the dimeric organometallic complex bis-μ-chlorodi( 1,5-cyclooctadiene)dirhodium(I), [Rh(COD)Cl]2, in the presence of 1-alkyl-3-methyl-imidazolium and 1-alkyl-4- picolnium hexafluorophosphate salts, where the alkyl chains were pentyl and dodecyl. This allowed the determination of the influence of the metallic precursor and the size of the ionic liquid in the size, distribution and catalytic activity of the rodium nanoparticles. The characterization of all the systems was carried out through HRTEM, ED, DRX and ICPOES analyses. All the nanosystems obtained are made of metallic rhodium nanoparticles with sizes that vary between 1.2 and 6.4nm. The comparative catalytic study towards the hydrogenation of cyclohexene and benzene show that the nanosystems obtained from the monomeric precursor are more active at room temperature than those obtained from the dimeric precursor. All systems show low activity towards the hydrogenation of benzene at room temperature, with the exception of Rhm[1-pentyl-4-PI][PF6] which exhibits an activity of 1358 mol of product/mol metal·h at this temperature.

Keywords : Nanoparticles; Rhodium; Catalysis; Hidrogenation; Ionic liquids.

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