Using the Colloidal Method to Prepare Au Catalysts for the Alkylation of Aniline by Benzyl Alcohol

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 24; no. 19; p. 14779
• Main Authors: Hare, Luka V., Parveen, Firdaus, Cookson, James, Ellis, Peter R., Hellgardt, Klaus, Hii, King Kuok (Mimi)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: alkylation of amine; Aniline; Au-supported catalyst; Carbon; Chemicals; H-borrowing catalysis; Metal oxides; Methods; Nanoparticles; Particle size; Polyvinyl alcohol; structure–activity relationship; United Kingdom

Using the colloidal method, attempts were made to deposit Au NPs on seven different material supports (TiO2, α and γ-Al2O3, HFeO2, CeO2, C, and SiO2). The deposition between 0.8 and 1 wt% of Au NPs can be generally achieved, apart for SiO2 (no deposition) and α-alumina (0.3 wt%). The resultant sizes...