Issue 10, 2015

Self-assembled material of palladium nanoparticles and a thiacalix[4]arene Cd(ii) complex as an efficient catalyst for nitro-phenol reduction

Abstract

A new material based on the self-assembly of palladium nanoparticles by a thiacalix[4]arene (TCA) based Cd(II) complex is synthesized. Hydrophobic interactions between tert-butyl groups on either ends of the TCA–cadmium complex and palladium nanoparticles generate self-assembled material 5. The material shows its potential application as a heterogeneous recyclable catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). The rate constants for catalyst 5 observed in 1st and 5th catalytic cycles were 0.117 min−1 and 0.109 min−1, respectively, revealing the efficiency of the catalyst.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembled material of palladium nanoparticles and a thiacalix[4]arene Cd(ii) complex as an efficient catalyst for nitro-phenol reduction

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 May 2015
Accepted
05 Aug 2015
First published
11 Aug 2015

New J. Chem., 2015,39, 8130-8135

Author version available

Self-assembled material of palladium nanoparticles and a thiacalix[4]arene Cd(II) complex as an efficient catalyst for nitro-phenol reduction

D. Rambabu, C. P. Pradeep, Pooja and A. Dhir, New J. Chem., 2015, 39, 8130 DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ01304F

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