Supported palladium nanoparticles synthesized by living plants as a catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura reactions.
The metal accumulating ability of plants has previously been used to capture metal contaminants from the environment; however, the full potential of this process is yet to be realized. Herein, the first use of living plants to recover palladium and produce catalytically active palladium nanoparticles is reported. This process eliminates the necessity for nanoparticle extraction from the plant and reduces the number of production steps compared to traditional catalyst palladium on carbon. These heterogeneous plant catalysts have demonstrated high catalytic activity in Suzuki coupling reactions between phenylboronic acid and a range of aryl halides containing iodo-, bromo- and chloro- moieties.
Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
Helen L
HL
Parker
Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
Elizabeth L
EL
Rylott
Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
Andrew J
AJ
Hunt
Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
Jennifer R
JR
Dodson
Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
Andrew F
AF
Taylor
Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
Neil C
NC
Bruce
Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
James H
JH
Clark
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000378:metabolism*; D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry; D054879:Halogenation; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
D001897:Boronic Acids; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; D010165:Palladium; C010686:benzeneboronic acid