Highly efficient polymer supported monodisperse ruthenium-nickel nanocomposites for dehydrocoupling of dimethylamine borane
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol.526, pp.480-486, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 526
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.05.021
- Journal Name: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.480-486
- Keywords: Dehydrogeneration, Dimethylamine-borane, Metal-nanocatalyst, Polymer supported
- Uşak University Affiliated: No
Abstract
In the present study, highly effective and reusable monodisperse ruthenium–nickel (Ru-Ni) nanomaterials supported on poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (Ru-Ni@PVP) were synthesized (3.51 ± 0.38 nm) by a facile sodium-hydroxide-assisted reduction method; Ru and Ni reduction in PVP solution was accomplished. The prepared nanocomposites were characterized by TEM, HRTEM, XRD, and XPS and performed as a catalyst for dehydrocoupling of dimethylamine-borane (DMAB). It was found that Ru-Ni nanomaterials are one of the most active catalysts at low concentrations and temperature for dehydrocoupling of DMAB. This catalyst with its turnover frequency of 458.57 h−1 exhibits one of the best results among all the catalysts prepared in the literature for dehydrocoupling of DMAB. Significantly low Ea value (36.52 ± 3 kJ mol−1) was also found for dehydrocoupling of DMAB.