Catalysis by Small Metal Clusters Metal vapors technique

Rhodium: metal particles ranging 1-2 nm in diameter


Particles size distribution of a commercial Rh/g-Al₂O₃ sample		Particles size distribution of a MVS Rh/g-Al₂O₃ sample

Rh/C

Excellent catalysts for hydrogenation, hydrosilylation, silylformilation reactions; they are largely more active than analogous commercial

Rh/g-Al₂O₃

Supported Catalysts

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Cobalt: metal particles ranging 2.5 nm in diameter

Co/g-Al₂O₃

Co/C

Very active in Fischer-Tropsch reaction

Examples of the activity of supported catalysts prepared via MVS technique

Arene Hydrogenation


Hydrogenation reaction of aromatic compounds with a commercial Rh/g-Al₂O₃ 5 w/w % and with an analogous system prepared via M V S technique

Particles size distribution of a Pd/C sample

Pd/PDMP

Excellent catalysts for Heck reactions, without valuable leaching of Pd

Particles size distribution of a Pd/PDMP sample

(PDMP = polydimethylphosphazene)

Applicative Aspects Polyorganophosphazenes, M. Gleria, R. De Jaeger, Eds. Nova Science Publ., New York (2004) pp.255-265

Gold: particle size distribution raging 4 nm in diameter

Au/g-Al₂O₃

Au/C

Valuable catalysts for hydrosilylation reactions

Particles size distribution of Au/C 1 % w/w sample

J. Organomet.Chem., 690 (2005) 1063

Pd/g-Al₂O₃

Pd/C

Very active hydrogenation catalysts

J. Oganomet. Chem., 681 (2003) 37

Palladium: metal particles ranging 1-2 nm in Pd/g-Al₂O₃ and Pd/C samples and 3-4 nm in Pd/PDMP catalysts

Ruthenium: metal particles ranging 2.4 nm in diameter

Ru/g-Al₂O₃

Ru/C

Very active arene hydrogenation catalysts

J. Organomet.Chem., 289 (2004) 639

Alkynes Silylformylation

Silylformylation reaction of 1-hexine with a commercial Rh/g-Al₂O₃ 5 w/w % and with an analogous system prepared via M V S technique

Synthesis and Methodologies in Inorganic Chemistry, L. Armalao, D. Barreca, S. Daolio, E. Tondello, P. A. Vigato, Eds. 2001, vol. 9, pp. 43-51

Nanostructured metals

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