One-step alcohol synthesis from 1-octene over magnetic core-shell CoRh/Fe3O4@SiO2

The purpose of the olefin hydroformylation-hydrogenation tandem reaction for alcohol synthesis is to design a highly efficient and stable heterogeneous catalyst. In this study, a novel heterogeneous magnetic nanoparticle-supported rhodium-cobalt bimetallic core–shell catalyst was prepared, which exhibits excellent synergistic catalytic performance and enables a one-step alcohol synthesis process. The magnetic support Fe 3 O 4 allows for rapid separation of the catalyst from reaction products under an external magnetic field. The 7.5Co0.5Rh/Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 magnetic core–shell catalyst was successfully prepared by loading active metals via a one-pot impregnation method and performing silica coating using the Stöber method. It shows outstanding olefin conversion (99.71%) and alcohol selectivity (91.17%). The effect of preparation conditions, process conditions, and the universality of substrates were investigated in detail. The catalyst was reused 5 times, and the performance differences between the core–shell catalyst and the traditional impregnated catalyst with the same support, as well as the differences in metal leaching during the reaction, were compared. In addition, the catalyst could participate in the reaction directly without prior reduction, avoiding the additional costs associated with subsequent reduction steps.