Palladium/polyoxometalate as a cooperative and reusable catalytic system for room temperature aerobic oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds in aqueous media
摘要
The design of cooperative catalytic systems inspired by nature represents a significant advancement in organic synthesis. In this research, the selective aerobic oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds was investigated using molecular oxygen as a green oxidant in the presence of a heterogeneous biomimetic catalytic system consisting of palladium, a sandwich-type polyoxometalate [(OCe)₃(PW₉O₃₄)₂]12⁻, and hydroquinone (HQ). In the first method, palladium nanoparticles were immobilized on siliceous mesocellular foam (MCF), while the polyoxometalate (POM) was supported on Nd-doped TiO₂ nanoparticles. Then, the aerobic oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds was investigated in the presence of the Pd@MCF/POM@TiO2/HQ catalytic system in THF solvent at 40 °C. In the second method, both palladium and polyoxometalate were simultaneously immobilized on MCF and POM-Pd@MCF/HQ was used as an efficient biomimetic catalytic system. The second catalyst showed better performance with yields of 84–97% with TOF values up to 111 h⁻ 1 in water as solvent at room temperature. Furthermore, the POM-Pd@MCF/HQ system showed the ability to be used for up to 8 consecutive applications with minimal decrease in its catalytic efficiency, indicating its structural stability and recyclability. The Pd@MCF, POM@TiO2 and POM-Pd@MCF compounds were identified and confirmed by various techniques.