Multiple deuteration of alkanes synergistically-catalyzed by platinum and rhodium on carbon as a mixed catalytic system

Tsuyoshi Yamada, Yoshinari Sawama*, Kyoshiro Shibata, Kosuke Morita, Yasunari Monguchi, Hironao Sajiki

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Abstract

We have accomplished an efficient and mild multiple deuteration method for alkanes catalyzed by the combined use of heterogeneous platinum on carbon (Pt/C) and rhodium on carbon (Rh/C) catalysts in i-PrOD-d8 and D2O as a mixed solvent. The present multi-deuteration could be initiated by the transition metal-catalyzed dedeuteration of i-PrOD-d8 to produce D2 and the subsequent C-H bond activation of alkanes catalyzed by the Pt/C and/or Rh/C-D2 complex. This method could be applied to the deuteration of wide variety of linear, branched and cyclic alkanes as useful deuterated materials under mild conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13727-13732
Number of pages6
JournalRSC Advances
Volume5
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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