title: Boron Nitride Nanosheet-Anchored Pd-Fe Core-Shell Nanoparticles as Highly Efficient Catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Reactions.
abstract: Boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS) were used to anchor bimetallic Pd-Fe nanoparticles for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling catalysts. The bimetallic nanoparticles were found to be core-shell in structure, and their formation was likely facilitated by their interactions with the BNNS. The Pd-Fe/BNNS catalysts were highly effective in representative Suzuki-Miyaura reactions, with performances matching or exceeding those of the state-of-the-art methods. Specifically, the superior catalytic activities were characterized by generally shortened reaction times, minimal Pd usage, excellent reusability of the catalysts and high or nearly quantitative conversion yields in a benign solvent system without the need for any special conditions, such as ligands and surfactants or inert gas protection. The obvious advantages of the Pd-Fe/BNNS over similar catalysts based on other supports, such as reduced graphene oxide (rGO), suggest that BNNS may be developed into a versatile platform for many other important catalytic reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University , Guangdong 515063, China.
authors.forename: Qinrui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University , Guangdong 515063, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University , Guangdong 515063, China.
authors.forename: Zilin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University , Guangdong 515063, China.
authors.forename: Quanqin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University , Guangdong 515063, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University , Guangdong 515063, China.
authors.forename: Wenhua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University , Guangdong 515063, China.
authors.forename: Xiaochun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University , Guangdong 515063, China.
authors.forename: Qiao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Emerging Materials and Technology, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0973, United States.
authors.forename: Ya-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University , Guangdong 515063, China.
authors.forename: Fushen
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3323-7181
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lu
keywords: Pd−Fe nanoparticles; Suzuki−Miyaura reactions; boron nitride sheets; catalysts; core−shell