Ultra-small cobalt nanoparticles from molecularly-defined Co–salen complexes for catalytic synthesis of amines
Thirusangumurugan Senthamarai, Vishwas G. Chandrashekhar, Manoj B. Gawande, V. Narayana Kalevaru, Radek Zbořil, Paul C. J. Kamer, Rajenahally V. Jagadeesh, Matthias Beller
Abstract
We report the synthesis of <italic>in situ</italic> generated cobalt nanoparticles from molecularly defined complexes as efficient and selective catalysts for reductive amination reactions.
Topics & Concepts
CobaltCatalysisReductive aminationCombinatorial chemistryNanoparticleChemistryAminationOrganic chemistryPolymer chemistryNanotechnologyMaterials scienceAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis