Effect of the synthetic method of Pt/MgO in the hydrosilylation of phenylacetylene

Dedicated to Professor Edmunds Lukevics in honor of his productive academic life This work describes the synthesis and characterization of Pt/MgO (Pt/Mg(OH)2, calcined Pt/MgO and agglomerated Pt/MgO) catalysts. The supports of the catalysts were obtained by the hydrolysis-precipitation method and the metallic phase of platinum was incorporated by impregnation. The characterization of the synthesized materials was made by means of DRX, FTIR, TGA-DTA and TPR techniques. The catalysts were applied to the hydrosilylation of PhC≡CH with three different silanes (Ph3SiH, Ph2MeSiH and PhMe2SiH) as a model reaction. The activity of the proposed catalysts Pt/Mg(OH)2, calcined Pt/MgO and agglomerated Pt/MgO had a reaction yield of 95 %. When the catalysts Pt/Mg(OH)2 and agglomerated Pt/MgO were used in the reaction with Ph3SiH, the selectivity to the trans isomer was favored (90%). A relationship was found between the increase in the reaction time and the increase of the kinetic volume of the silane radicals. The present results were compared to the previously obtained results using as a catalyst Pt/MgO obtained by the sol-gel method