Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering
>> 2018,
Volume 12,
Issue 1
doi:
10.1007/s11705-017-1669-4
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Pd-Ni nanoparticles supported on titanium oxide as effective catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions
Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Accepted: 2017-09-26
Available online: 2018-02-26
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Abstract
We have successfully prepared a series of Pd-Ni/TiO catalysts by a one-step impregnation-reduction method. Among these catalysts with different compositions of Ni and Pd, the one with the Ni:Pd ratio of 2.95 showed the best activity. Small monodispersed Pd-Ni bimetallic nanoparticles were loaded on the surface of titanium oxide nanopowder as confirmed with TEM and EDS mapping. The XPS analysis demonstrated that Pd exists as 31% Pd(II) species and 69% Pd(0) species and all nickel is Ni(II). The prepared Pd-Ni/TiO exhibited enhanced catalytic activity compared to an equal amount of Pd/TiO for Suzuki-Miyaura reactions together with excellent applicability and reusability.