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Advances in Group 10(Ni, Pd, Pt...)-Catalyzed Reactions

A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2025) | Viewed by 1244

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Hemant Choudhary

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1. Department of Bioresource and Environmental Security, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551, USA
2. Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
Interests: manipulation of (bio)polymers into chemicals and materials; catalytic deconstruction of lignin and plastics; chemical fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass; process development and scale-up; downstream processing
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Dr. Canan Sener

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1. Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53726, USA
2. Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53726, USA
Interests: catalytic conversion of biomass derived compounds to valuable chemicals; lignin extraction and upgrading using heterogeneous catalysts; catalyst development for selective chemical transformation; design and controlled synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Today, catalysts are involved in the production of ~90% of all industrial chemicals in the world. Among these, group 10 elements, including nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), and platinum (Pt), are among the few most commonly used transition metals in industrial catalysis for a variety of organic transformations, such as alkylation, arylation, cyclization, hydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, oxidation, isomerization, cross-coupling, carbonylation, dehydration, cascade, radical reactions, etc. Pd is also widely used in laboratory practices. Ni is abundant but environmentally less desirable given its toxicity, while Pt, on the other hand, is environmentally desirable, but its rare abundance makes it an expensive alternative.

This Special Issue on “Advances in Group 10(Ni, Pd, Pt...)-Catalyzed Reactions” aims to cover the recent advances and significant developments in the exciting field of group 10(Ni, Pd, Pt...)-catalyzed chemical reactions. We welcome all kinds of high-standard research and review articles from academia, industries, and government agencies. Through this Special Issue, we hope to draw together contributors from multidisciplinary fields to stimulate the exchange of ideas and spread knowledge on the current capabilities and new possibilities for a sustainable future.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Experimental, theoretical, and computational research on process development and engineering;
  • Integrated process design and scale-up;
  • Process modeling, simulation, optimization, and control;
  • Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyzed chemical reactions;
  • Biomass valorization for commodity chemicals;
  • C1 conversion and utilization;
  • Electrocatalysis and photocatalysis with Ni, Pd, and Pt-based catalysts;
  • Catalyst Design, Synthesis, and Characterization.

Dr. Hemant Choudhary
Dr. Canan Sener
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • homogeneous catalysis
  • heterogeneous catalysis
  • reaction mechanism
  • selective transformation
  • renewable feedstock
  • organometallic chemistry
  • C-H activation
  • C1 conversion
  • green chemistry
  • sustainability
  • process development

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Fluorine- and Trifluoromethyl-Substituted Iminopyridinenickel(II) Complexes Immobilized into Fluorotetrasilicic Mica Interlayers as Ethylene Oligomerization Catalysts
by Hideki Kurokawa, Shingo Haruta, Riku Sunagawa and Hitoshi Ogihara
Catalysts 2025, 15(11), 1073; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal15111073 - 13 Nov 2025
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Heterogeneous catalysts comprising immobilized nickel(II) complexes bearing a fluorine- or trifluoromethyl-substituted iminopyridine ligand (Xn-C6H5–n-N=C (CH3)-C5H5N, X = F or CF3) in fluorotetrasilicic mica interlayers were prepared by reacting [...] Read more.
Heterogeneous catalysts comprising immobilized nickel(II) complexes bearing a fluorine- or trifluoromethyl-substituted iminopyridine ligand (Xn-C6H5–n-N=C (CH3)-C5H5N, X = F or CF3) in fluorotetrasilicic mica interlayers were prepared by reacting Ni2+-exchange fluorotetrasilicic mica with the appropriate ligand. Upon activating the precatalyst with triethylaluminum or triisobutylaluminum, the generated active species showed catalytic activity for ethylene oligomerization, yielding low-molecular-weight polyethylene (PE), ethylene oligomers, and wax-like PE. The oligomer distribution almost agreed with what we expected according to the Schultz–Flory distribution. However, the amount of solid products was much higher than the theoretical value, indicating that at least two active species were formed, i.e., the oligomer and low-molecular-weight PE. The precatalyst with a 2,4-F2C6H3 group on the imino nitrogen atom activated by triethylaluminum showed the highest catalytic activity for ethylene oligomerization (408 g-C2 g-cat−1 h−1), with selectivities to the liquid and solid products of 51.0% and 11.5%, respectively, with the rest of the product corresponding to wax-like PE. Meanwhile, the highest selectivity to the liquid product (66.7% at 233 g-C2 g-cat−1 h−1) was obtained using the precatalyst with a 2-FPh group on the imino nitrogen atom activated by triisobutylaluminum. Full article
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