Transition-metal complexes in supported liquid phase and supercritical fluids: A beneficial combination for selective continuous-flow catalysis with integrated product separation
Transition-metal complexes in supported liquid phase and supercritical fluids: A beneficial combination for selective continuous-flow catalysis with integrated product separation
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10.1002/9783527645824.ch12
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2012-04
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Ulrich Hintermair;T. Chinnusamy;W. Leitner
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作者:
Ulrich Hintermair;T. Chinnusamy;W. Leitner
There is sustained interest in developing methods to separate homogeneous catalysts from a reaction mixture [1]. Motivation to recover and reuse organometallic catalysts stems not only from economic arguments on catalyst efficiency but also from regulations regarding product purity [2]. The integration of a permanent separation barrier for the discrimination of catalyst and products inside a reactor allows for straightforward continuous operation, which is a highly desirable mode of operation for reasons of process control and efficiency [3]. To this end, multiphasic systems consisting of a molecular catalyst in a product-separable fluid phase or on the surface of a solid support have proven to be viable approaches for organometallic catalysis [4]. Phase boundaries are convenient separation strategies that may be introduced by, for example, inorganic oxide materials, organic polymers, water, and specific solvents such as fluorous phases or ionic liquids (ILs)[1]. However, most multiphasic systems seeking to bridge the gap between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis [5] also combine some of their respective disadvantages at the same time. When using molecular catalysts in multiphasic systems, accessibility, characterizability, and tunability of the once homogeneous catalysts are reduced by various degrees to enable effective catalyst retention in continuous operation [3]. One promising approach to compromise accessibility and variability of immobilized molecular catalysts with effective retention is to use them in supported liquid phases (SLPs); dispersion of a concentrated catalyst solution on the surface of a porous support combines the respective advantages of liquid-and solid-phase immobilization (Figure 12.1 and Table 12.1)[6]. On the molecular level, SLPs represent a ‘‘gentle’’immobilization technique because it immobilizes the solvent, and not the catalyst. It is also beneficial to the macroscale process scheme because the bulk properties of the catalyst material are dominated by the solid support, and thus the solvent is kept entirely on the meso-scale where it permits homogeneous catalytic turnover [3].