Magnetic Pd/Fe3O4 composite: Synthesis, structure, and catalytic activity

Shi Qiang Bai*, Lu Jiang, Sheng Li Huang, Ming Lin, Shuang Yuan Zhang, Ming Yong Han, Jianwei Xu, Yixin Lu, Guo Xin Jin, T. S.Andy Hor

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Abstract

Composite Pd/Fe3O4 (1) was designed and synthesised by immobilization of tridentate pincer ligands with triethoxysilane groups on Fe3O4 nanoparticles, PdII complexation, and in-situ reduction process. The composite was characterised by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, vibrating sample magnetometer, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis. The composite featured Pd nanoparticles of ∼2-4nm, exhibited good thermal stability and hydrophilic property as well as excellent catalytic activity towards the reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol in water.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1387-1390
Number of pages4
JournalAustralian Journal of Chemistry
Volume67
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

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