Pt nanoparticles supported on YCoxFe1−xO3 perovskite oxides: highly efficient catalysts for liquid-phase hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde

YCoXFe1−XO3 perovskite oxides were prepared using a modified sol–gel method with SBA-15 as a hard template. Pt nanoparticles supported on YCo0.3Fe0.7O3 perovskite oxides can furnish as high as 94.9% selectivity to cinnamyl alcohol at nearly full conversion, with the initial activity (TOF) reaching 15 163 h−1 for the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde.