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. 2020 Aug 13;11:4074. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17903-0

Table 1.

Screening of catalysts for the hydrogenation of quinoline to tetrahydroquinoline.

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Entry Catalyst Temperature (°C) Conversion (%) Yield (%)
1 Blank 150 0 0
2 Fe-C900-PCC 150 0 0
3 Fe-C900-PCC 200 0 0
4 Fe-N900-PCC 150 0 0
5 Fe-N900-PCC 200 8 7
6 Fe-P900-PCC 150 93 92
7a Fe-P900-PCC 150 99 98
8 Fe@Fe-C900-PCC 150 0 0
9 Fe@Fe-N900-PCC 150 0 0
10 P900-PCC-polymer 150 0 0
11 Fe-P900-PCC-polymer 150 0 0

Reaction conditions: 1 mmol quinoline, 100 mg catalyst, 2 mL heptane, 4 MPa H2, and 12 h. The conversion and yield are determined by GC using dodecane as internal standard.

aReaction time is prolonged to 18 h.