Aromatic aldehydes are efficiently condensed with 2'-hydroxyacetophenone by polymer-supported basic ionic liquid as an excellent heterogeneous catalyst utilizing the Claisen–Schmidt reaction. Microwave irradiation has been employed, providing flavanone in good yield and short reaction time.

The electrocatalytic hydrogenation of benzophenone was performed at room temperature and atmospheric pressure using a polymer electrolyte membrane electrochemical reactor (PEMER). Palladium (Pd) nanoparticles were synthesised and supported on a carbonaceous matrix (Pd/C) with a 28 wt % of Pd with respect to carbon material. Pd/C was characterised by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and t...

This thesis considers the nucleation and growth, synthesis, and catalytic application of metallic nanoparticles at liquid|liquid interfaces. It comprises five publications, a previously unpublished synthesis of polymer coated palladium nanoparticles, and an introduction to the relevant literature. Three publications are concerned with electrodeposition of metal nanoparticles at liquid|liquid in...

The polymer supported hypochlorite ion is a facile selective oxidizing agent for the oxidation of various alcohols to aldehydes and ketones. Similarly is successfully oxidizes various Hantzsch type 1,4- dihydropyridines to corresponding pyridines.

Palladium on charcoal serves as an efficient and reusable solid supported catalyst for the Sonogashira coupling of aryl chlorides with terminal acetylenes in the presence of a bulky, electron-rich biphenyl type ligand (XPhos), without copper co-catalyst.

We report synthesis and structural characterization of bis-cyclooctatetraene trinuclear palladium sandwich complexes. The non-planar cyclooctatetraene ligands flank an isosceles Pd3 triangle, which is supported by one equatorial ligand.

Conventional supported heterogeneous palladium catalysts in combination with a dicyanamide based ionic liquid are highly active with excellent selectivity in enabling the one-pot synthesis of citronellal through citral hydrogenation.

Palladium nanoparticles were supported on a fluorous organic-inorganic hybrid material prepared by the sol-gel process without TEOS. Recycling studies on the Heck coupling reaction have shown that the catalyst can be readily recovered and reused.

Small and highly dispersed palladium nanoparticles supported on graphene nanosheets were fabricated via a strategy of etching a copper template with Pd(2+). The obtained hybrid exhibited significant catalytic activity for formic acid oxidation.