Carbon‐Supported Ruthenium Nanoparticles Stabilized by Methylated Cyclodextrins: A New Family of Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Gas‐Phase Hydrogenation of Arenes

Abstract

Cooperation effects: A novel strategy to obtain heterogeneous catalysts for gas-phase hydrogenation has been developed, based on metallic nanoparticles stabilized by methylated cyclodextrins (CDs) and adsorbed onto charcoal. The CDs appear as multifunctional molecular receptors capable of stabilizing and dispersing the metallic particles on the support and modifying the stereoselectivity through host–guest interactions. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2111/2008/z801323_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.