Gold nanoparticles supported on reduced graphene oxide as green catalyst for solventless hydrosilylation process

Authors

  • Muhammad Nur Iman Amir Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur
  • Nurhidayatullaili Muhd Julkapli Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Institute for Advanced Studies, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur
  • Azman Ma'amor Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/mnij.vol3no2.2

Keywords:

gold nanoparticles, reduce graphene oxide, disiloxane, solventless, dehydrogenative coupling

Abstract

The hydrosilylation reaction is a versatile process that is used to synthesize a variety of organosilicon compounds. However, the traditional metal oxide catalysts used for this reaction suffer from low activity and selectivity. In this study, we synthesized and characterized a gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) catalyst for the hydrosilylation reaction. The AuNPs-rGO catalyst was synthesized by a one-pot method using trisodium citrate (Na3C6H5O7) as a reducing and capping agent. The catalyst was characterized by XRD, FESEM, and FTIR. The hydrosilylation reaction was carried out under solventless conditions using dimethylphenylsilane as the substrate. The AuNPs-rGO catalyst was found to be highly active and selective for the hydrosilylation reaction, yielding a 100% conversion of the substrate to disiloxane in 3 hours. The results of this study demonstrate the potential of AuNPs-rGO catalysts for the hydrosilylation reaction and suggest that they could be used to develop more efficient and sustainable processes for the synthesis of organosilicon compounds.

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27-12-2023