Ultra‐small metal nanoclusters have high surface energy and abundant active sites,and thereforetheir catalytic activities are usually significantly higher than those of larger nanoparticles.A temperature‐responsive ...Ultra‐small metal nanoclusters have high surface energy and abundant active sites,and thereforetheir catalytic activities are usually significantly higher than those of larger nanoparticles.A temperature‐responsive copolymer,namely poly(ethylene glycol)‐co‐poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)(PEG‐PNIPAM)was synthesized as the first step,and then ultra‐small Pd clusters stabilized withinPEG‐PNIPAM copolymer micelles were formed by direct reduction.Pd nanoclusters of size less than2nm showed outstanding catalytic activity in the Suzuki coupling reaction.The reaction betweeniodobenzene and phenylboronic acid was completed in as little as10s(turnover frequency=4.3×104h?1).A yield of64%was achieved in5min in the reaction between chlorobenzene and phenylboronicacid.The catalyst showed significant deactivation during three consecutive runs.However,this composite catalyst consisting of Pd/PEG‐PNIPAM can be easily recycled based on the reversiblephase transition of temperature‐responsive PEG‐PNIPAM.This catalyst therefore has good potentialfor practical applications.展开更多
A nanocomposite electrocatalyst was prepared with the method of cluster beam deposition of palladium nanoparticle thin lms on carbon nanoparticle supporting layers and used as sensitive nonenzyme hydrogen peroxide sen...A nanocomposite electrocatalyst was prepared with the method of cluster beam deposition of palladium nanoparticle thin lms on carbon nanoparticle supporting layers and used as sensitive nonenzyme hydrogen peroxide sensors. An enhancement on the electrocatalytic activity of the palladium nanoparticles toward H2O2 reduction was observed, which was related to the coverage of the carbon nanoparticles. With one monolayer of carbon nanoparticles, the H2O2 detection sensitivity reached the maximum, which was more than twice of that of the pure Pd nanoparticles.展开更多
A simple and efficient system for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions was developed using a ligandless catalyst of Pd nanoclusters generated in situ from Pd(acac)2. The cross-coupling reactions proceeded under mild reacti...A simple and efficient system for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions was developed using a ligandless catalyst of Pd nanoclusters generated in situ from Pd(acac)2. The cross-coupling reactions proceeded under mild reaction conditions with a high reaction rate(5 min) to give various biaryls in high yields. The system also exhibited catalytic potential for Heck reaction between aryl bromides and styrene.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51502089,51302008)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2016MS03)~~
文摘Ultra‐small metal nanoclusters have high surface energy and abundant active sites,and thereforetheir catalytic activities are usually significantly higher than those of larger nanoparticles.A temperature‐responsive copolymer,namely poly(ethylene glycol)‐co‐poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)(PEG‐PNIPAM)was synthesized as the first step,and then ultra‐small Pd clusters stabilized withinPEG‐PNIPAM copolymer micelles were formed by direct reduction.Pd nanoclusters of size less than2nm showed outstanding catalytic activity in the Suzuki coupling reaction.The reaction betweeniodobenzene and phenylboronic acid was completed in as little as10s(turnover frequency=4.3×104h?1).A yield of64%was achieved in5min in the reaction between chlorobenzene and phenylboronicacid.The catalyst showed significant deactivation during three consecutive runs.However,this composite catalyst consisting of Pd/PEG‐PNIPAM can be easily recycled based on the reversiblephase transition of temperature‐responsive PEG‐PNIPAM.This catalyst therefore has good potentialfor practical applications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11627806 and No.61301015)supported by a Project funded by the Priority Academic Programme Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘A nanocomposite electrocatalyst was prepared with the method of cluster beam deposition of palladium nanoparticle thin lms on carbon nanoparticle supporting layers and used as sensitive nonenzyme hydrogen peroxide sensors. An enhancement on the electrocatalytic activity of the palladium nanoparticles toward H2O2 reduction was observed, which was related to the coverage of the carbon nanoparticles. With one monolayer of carbon nanoparticles, the H2O2 detection sensitivity reached the maximum, which was more than twice of that of the pure Pd nanoparticles.
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21003092)the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (211064)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘A simple and efficient system for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions was developed using a ligandless catalyst of Pd nanoclusters generated in situ from Pd(acac)2. The cross-coupling reactions proceeded under mild reaction conditions with a high reaction rate(5 min) to give various biaryls in high yields. The system also exhibited catalytic potential for Heck reaction between aryl bromides and styrene.
