title: Fabrication of Pd Nanoparticles Embedded C@Fe3O4 Core-Shell Hybrid Nanospheres: An Efficient Catalyst for Cyanation in Aryl Halides.
abstract: Isolated chemical reactors were fabricated by integrating catalytically active sites (Pd) with magnetic functionality (Fe3O4) along with carbon while preserving the constituents functional properties to realize the structure-property relationship of Pd by comparing the catalytic activity of spherical Pd NPs with cubical Pd NPs for cyanation in aryl halides using K4[Fe(CN)6] as a green cyanating agent to yield corresponding nitriles. The superior catalytic reactivity of the cubical Pd NPs is attributed to the larger number of {100} surface facets. The TEM images of reused catalyst shows the change in structure from cubical to spherical nanoparticles, attributed to the efficient leaching susceptibility of Pd {100} surface facets. The cubical Pd NPs on carbon@Fe3O4 is attractive in view of its high catalytic efficiency, easy synthesis, magnetic separability, environmental friendliness, high stability, gram scale applicability, and reusability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University , Madurai 625 021, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: Basuvaraj
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suresh Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University , Madurai 625 021, Tamilnadu, India.|Centre for Green Chemistry Processes, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University , Madurai 625 021, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: Arlin Jose
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Amali
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University , Madurai 625 021, Tamilnadu, India.|Centre for Green Chemistry Processes, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University , Madurai 625 021, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: Kasi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pitchumani
keywords: K4[Fe(CN)6]; carbon@Fe3O4; palladium nanocubes; palladium nanoparticles; shape sensitivity; {100} surface facets