Reducing-agent-free facile preparation of Rh-nanoparticles uniformly anchored on onion-like fullerene for catalytic applications
Mayakrishnan Gopiraman, Somasundaram Saravanamoorthy, Sana Ullah, Andivelu Ilangovan, Ick Soo Kim, Ill Min Chung
Abstract
, respectively, were calculated for the Rh(0)NPs/Fullerene-C60 catalyzed reduction of 4-nitrophenol. To the best of our knowledge, this is the most efficient fullerene-based nanocatalyst for the rapid reduction of 4-nitrophenol reported to date. Moreover, the catalytic activity of Rh(0)NPs/Fullerene-C60 was also tested towards Suzuki cross-coupling reactions. Reusability of the Rh(0)NPs/Fullerene-C60 was also tested.
Topics & Concepts
FullereneCatalysisNanoparticleCombinatorial chemistryNanotechnologyMaterials scienceChemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryEngineeringNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceNanocluster Synthesis and Applications