Efficient and recyclable palladium enriched magnetic nanocatalyst for reduction of toxic environmental pollutants

In this paper,highly stable,powerful,and recyclable magnetic nanoparticles tethered Nheterocyclic carbene-palladium(Ⅱ)((CH_(3))_(3)-NHC-Pd@Fe_(3)O_(4))as magnetic nanocatalyst was successfully synthesized from a simplistic multistep synthesis under aerobic conditions through easily available low-cost chemicals.Newly synthesized(CH_(3))_(3)-NHC-Pd@Fe_(3)O_(4) magnetic nanocatalyst was characterized from various analytical tools and catalytic potential of the(CH_(3))_(3)-NHC-Pd@Fe_3 O_4 magnetic nanocatalyst was studied for the catalytic reduction of toxic 4-nitrophenol(4-NP),hexavalent chromium(Cr(Ⅵ)),Methylene Blue(MB)and Methyl Orange(MO)at room temperature in aqueous media.UV-Visible spectroscopy was employed to monitor the reduction reactions.New(CH_(3))_(3)-NHC-Pd@Fe_(3)O_(4) magnetic nanocatalyst exhibited excellent catalytic activity for the reduction of toxic environmental pollutants.Moreover,(CH_(3))_(3)-NHC-Pd@Fe_(3)O_(4) magnetic nanocatalyst could be easily and rapidly separated from the reaction mixture with the help of an external magnet and recycled minimum five times in reduction of 4-NP,MB,MO and four times in Cr(Ⅵ)without significant loss of catalytic potential and remains stable even after reuse.