title: Aggregates of the pentacenequinone derivative as reactors for the preparation of Ag@Cu2O core-shell NPs: an active photocatalyst for Suzuki and Suzuki type coupling reactions.
abstract: Aggregates of the pentacenequinone derivative 1 act as reactors and stabilizers for rapid and facile preparation of Ag@Cu2O core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) in aqueous medium. The in situ generated Ag@Cu2O core-shell hybrid materials enabled efficient visible light harvesting to catalyse the palladium free Suzuki-Miyaura and Suzuki type cross coupling reactions at room temperature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, UGC Sponsored Centre for Advanced Studies-1, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, Punjab, India. vanmanan@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Kamaldeep
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhalla
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009279:Naphthacenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011809:Quinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D009279:Naphthacenes; D011809:Quinones; D012834:Silver; D003300:Copper; C030973:cupric oxide