title: Magnetically separable phase-transfer catalysts.
abstract: Magnetic nanoparticles-supported quaternary ammonium and phosphonium salts were prepared and evaluated as phase-transfer catalysts. Some of them exhibited good activities that were comparable to that of tetra-n-butylammonium iodide. The catalysts were readily separated using an external magnet and reusable without significant loss of their catalytic efficiency.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5 Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato