N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Modified Au-Pd Alloy Nanoparticles and Their Application as Biomimetic and Heterogeneous Catalysts

Autor: Bart Jan Ravoo, Sebastian Lamping, Patricia Tegeder, Matthias Freitag, Mizuki Tada, Nadja Möller, Kathryn M. Chepiga, Frank Glorius, Satoshi Muratsugu
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany). 24(70)
ISSN: 1521-3765
Popis: The preparation of water-soluble, N-heterocyclic-carbene-stabilized Au-Pd alloy nanoparticles by a straightforward ligand exchange process is presented. Extensive analysis revealed excellent size retention and stability over years in water. The alloy nanoparticles were applied as biomimetic catalysts for aerobic oxidation of d-glucose, for which monometallic Au and Pd nanoparticles showed no or negligible activity. The alloy nanoparticles were further applied as titania-supported heterogeneous catalysts for the mild hydrogenation of nitroarenes and the semihydrogenation of 1,2-diphenylacetylene with a solvent-dependent selectivity switch between E- and Z-stilbene.
Databáze: OpenAIRE