Issue 10, 2013
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New Journal of Chemistry

Selective gas-phase hydrogenation of benzonitrile into benzylamine over Cu–MgO catalysts without using any additives

Ravi Kumar Marella,a   Kumara Swamy Koppadi,a   Yadagiri Jyothi,a   Kamaraju Seetha Rama Raoa  and  David Raju Burri*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Catalysis Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
E-mail: david@iict.res.in
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Abstract

A clean and mild gas-phase hydrogenation of benzonitrile to benzylamine has been accomplished using Cu–MgO catalysts prepared by impregnating a freshly prepared MgO support using Cu(NO3)2·3H2O as a Cu precursor with Cu loading of 4, 8, 12 and 16%, of which 12% Cu–MgO catalyst exhibited superior activity with 98% conversion of benzonitrile and 70% selectivity of benzylamine even in the absence of any additives at atmospheric pressure. Under these optimized conditions, the selectivity of benzylamine has been significantly elevated to nearly 100% with considerable conversion.

Graphical abstract: Selective gas-phase hydrogenation of benzonitrile into benzylamine over Cu–MgO catalysts without using any additives

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3NJ00453H
Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Apr 2013
Accepted
23 Jul 2013
First published
25 Jul 2013

New J. Chem., 2013,37, 3229-3235

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Selective gas-phase hydrogenation of benzonitrile into benzylamine over Cu–MgO catalysts without using any additives

R. K. Marella, K. S. Koppadi, Y. Jyothi, K. S. Rama Rao and D. R. Burri, New J. Chem., 2013, 37, 3229 DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ00453H

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