title: Nanoaggregates of a pentacenequinone derivative as reactors for the preparation of palladium nanoparticles.
abstract: Fluorescent nanoaggregates of pentacenequinone derivative  serve as reactors for the preparation of palladium nanoparticles in aqueous medium. Further, the combination of catalytic quantities of palladium nanoparticles with NaBH(4) smoothly reduces 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol in aqueous medium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, UGC-Centre for Advanced Studies-1, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India. vanmanan@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: Ankush
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000627:Aminophenols / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009596:Nitrophenols / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D011809:Quinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000627:Aminophenols; D009596:Nitrophenols; D011809:Quinones; D010165:Palladium; C026729:4-aminophenol; C024836:4-nitrophenol