Synthesis of recoverable palladium composite as an efficient catalyst for the reduction of nitroarene compounds and Suzuki cross-coupling reactions using sepiolite clay and magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3O4@sepiolite-Pd2+)

In this study, sepiolite was used as a ligand for the heterogenization of palladium chloride on Fe3O4 nanoparticle surface as a novel, high temperature stable, and recoverable green catalyst (Fe3O4@sepiolite-Pd2+). The catalytic activity of this system was tested in the reduction of nitroarene compounds and the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction. The catalyst structure was characterized using spectroscopic data and magnetic and thermal techniques such as Fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction, vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and thermogravimetric analysis.
Source: Comptes Rendus Chimie - Category: Chemistry Source Type: research