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Offline shafaifer

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The Pd/C catalyst
« on: March 29, 2015, 01:03:20 PM »
How many carbon atoms are usually contained within a Pd/C catalyst? Could you have a catalyst based on no more than two carbon atoms?

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Re: The Pd/C catalyst
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2015, 03:55:25 PM »
vast excess.  The goal is a large surface area for the palladium and hydrogen to move around quickly and collide.  It can also be done without carbon using palladium nanoparticles aka metal cluster. 

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Re: The Pd/C catalyst
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2015, 07:50:15 AM »
Simple answer is no.  The highest Pd concentration I've seen is 30% on carbon.
When in doubt, avoid the Stille coupling.

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