Functional Resins as Hydrophilic Supports for Nanoclustered Pd(0) and Pd(0)‐Au(0) Catalysts Designed for the Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide

Abstract

Abstract The commercial macroreticular cation exchanger resin Lewatit K2621/H + and two gel‐type resins bearing SO 3 H and SMe functionalities are used to produce two acidic Pd(0)/resin(H + ) and one non‐acidic Pd(0)‐Au(0)/resin catalysts that are tested in the direct synthesis of H 2 O 2 in methanol/water (2.5 : 1) at −10 °C and moderate H 2 and O 2 pressures. Molar yields in H 2 O 2 after 1.5 hours, range from 12.9% [Pd(0)‐Au(0)/resin] to 46% [Pd(0)/K2621/H + ].