A non-ionic surfactant based catalyst tablet: a reusable gold-NHC catalyst system for alkyne hydration reactions
CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, vol.11, pp.3880-3884, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 11
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.1039/d1cy00540e
- Journal Name: CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Core, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex
- Page Numbers: pp.3880-3884
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Herein, we report the encapsulation of IPrAuCl (Au-1) in Synperonic (R) F108 (Syn), a triblock non-ionic polymeric surfactant, acting as both a catalyst tablet medium and surfactant for dispersion of hydrophobic alkyne substrates and gold-NHC complexes in aqueous media. The catalyst tablets (Au-1@Syn) formed stable nano-sized micelle structures in a water/methanol mixture and can be easily recycled as aqueous micelles and can be reused up to 7 times without any significant activity loss in the alkyne hydration reaction.