Table 1 Selective hydrodeoxygenation of cinnamaldehyde over various catalysts

From: Selective hydrodeoxygenation of α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds to alkenes

Entry

Catalysts

Conv. (%)

Y. (%)

1c

1d

1e + 1f

1g

1

ZnNC-500

64.4

46.0

2.6

2

ZnNC-600

99.9

80.4

2.2

6.4

3

ZnNC-700

92.6

37.1

3.3

3.9

4

ZnNC-800

99.9

4.5

9.2

48.0

5

ZnNC-900

99.9

5.6

10.9

61.1

2.5

6

ZnNC-1000

99.9

15.1

6.8

51.0

  1. Reaction conditions: cinnamaldehyde (0.2 mmol), catalyst (20 mg), 2-propanol (4 mL), N2 (1 MPa), 180 °C, 24 h. The conversion of substrate and the yield of products were determined by GC with dodecane as-internal standard.