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2.3 Selective liquid‐phase oxidation reactions<br />

transfer hydrogenation was converted to cinnamaldehyde with 100 % selectivity potentially due to<br />

the weak interaction between H2 and the Ag surface [112]. Ru/HT and Pd/HT on the contrary<br />

afforded large amounts of isomerization or hydrogenated products (Figure 2‐9).<br />

OH<br />

Scheme 2‐6: Dehydrogenation mechanism over Ag/Al2O3 featuring basic and acidic sites, adapted from<br />

ref. [67].<br />

Ag/Al2O3 was thoroughly investigated at lower temperatures (100 °C) where also the<br />

evolution of H2 was proved (Table 2‐1, entry 10) [67]. High selectivies were obtained for various<br />

alcohols. Based on IR investigations, a reaction mechanism was proposed which involved both acidic<br />

and basic sites on the catalyst support (Scheme 2‐6). The catalyst deactivated during the reaction.<br />

Reactivation was achieved by treatment with O2 at 600 °C and subsequent hydrogen treatment,<br />

which might indicate the involvement of subsurface silver‐oxygen species in the reaction. These are<br />

specifically formed under the air treatment conditions and stable towards low‐temperature<br />

hydrogen treatment [12, 13]. EXAFS analysis suggested unusually small Ag particle sizes < 1nm. Note<br />

that Ag‐O species might interfere with the EXAFS analysis (vide infra) [71] affording underestimated<br />

Ag particle sizes. Ag/Al2O3 could also be used for oxidant‐free amide synthesis from alcohols and<br />

amines [68].<br />

Ag n<br />

O<br />

H<br />

δ- δ+<br />

OH OH<br />

Ag n<br />

Al O Al<br />

δ- δ+<br />

OH OH<br />

Al Al<br />

H 2<br />

Ag n<br />

Note that the oxidant‐free oxidation of alcohols is also catalyzed by palladium [113, 114]<br />

though there are some important differences. Side reactions observed over palladium are the C‐O<br />

bond cleavage of the alcohol by surface‐adsorbed hydrogen (affording e.g. toluene in benzyl alcohol<br />

oxidation). Additionally, CO as a side product from alcohol oxidation poisons the palladium catalysts<br />

23<br />

H<br />

Ag n<br />

H<br />

O H<br />

O OH<br />

δ+<br />

Al Al<br />

O<br />

δ+<br />

H H<br />

δ- O<br />

H<br />

Al O Al<br />

OH δ+<br />

δ-<br />

H<br />

Ag n<br />

δ+<br />

H<br />

O H<br />

O OH<br />

δ+<br />

Al Al<br />

O<br />

O

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