Table 1 The effect of halide anions on liquid-phase HDH of HACs over 5% Pd/C and Raney Ni catalysts in ethanol-water (50/50, v/v).

From: Comparative study on catalytic hydrodehalogenation of halogenated aromatic compounds over Pd/C and Raney Ni catalysts

Entry

Catalyst

HAC a

halide anion

Time (min)

Conversion (%) b

Conversion rate (mmol L−1 min−1)

factor c

1

Pd/C

4-CP

no

40

100

0.500

2

F

40

100

0.500

1.0

3

Cl

40

100

0.500

1.0

4

Br

40

100

0.500

1.0

5

I

40

13.9

0.070

7.1

6

4-BP

no

10

100

2.000

7

F

10

100

2.000

1.0

8

Cl

10

100

2.000

1.0

9

Br

10

100

2.000

1.0

10

I

10

97.3

0.408

4.9

11

4-IP

no

90

57.8

0.128

12

F

90

56.7

0.126

1.0

13

Cl

90

57.9

0.129

1.0

14

Br

90

57.5

0.128

1.0

15

I

90

44.2

0.098

1.3

16

Raney Ni

4-CP

no

25

100

0.800

17

F

25

99.1

0.793

1.0

18

Cl

25

99.2

0.794

1.0

19

Br

25

99.2

0.794

1.0

20

I

25

86.5

0.346

2.3

21

4-BP

no

20

100

1.000

22

F

20

100

1.000

1.0

23

Cl

20

100

1.000

1.0

24

Br

20

100

1.000

1.0

25

I

20

95.3

0.953

1.1

26

4-IP

no

15

100

1.333

27

F

15

100

1.333

1.0

28

Cl

15

100

1.333

1.0

29

Br

15

100

1.333

1.0

30

I

15

80.8

1.077

1.2

  1. aReaction conditions: solvent (80 mL), each HAC (1.6 mmol), NaOH (0.0704 g, 1.76 mmol), halide anion (1.0 mmol), 5% Pd/C (20 mg), Raney Ni (0.12 g), temperature (30 °C), H2: 10 mL min−1.
  2. bProducts and yields were determined by GC-MS and GC-FID.
  3. c.