Magnetically separable mesoporous silica‐supported palladium nanoparticle‐catalyzed selective hydrogenation of naphthalene to tetralin.

A novel magnetically separable mesoporous silica‐supported palladium catalyst was designed and prepared for the selective hydrogenation of naphthalene to tetralin, which is an important transformation from a practical viewpoint. In the catalyst, Pd nano grains were dispersed uniformly and protected within the mesoporous silica shells being coated on the Fe3O4 core, so that the durability of the catalyst could be significantly improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]