Biosynthesis of Metal Nanoparticles: Novel Efficient Heterogeneous Nanocatalysts.
This review compiles the most recent advances described in literature on the preparation of noble metal nanoparticles induced by biological entities. The use of different free or substituted carbohydrates, peptides, proteins, microorganisms or plants have been successfully applied as a new green concept in the development of innovative strategies to prepare these nanoparticles as different nanostructures with different forms and sizes. As a second part of this review, the application of their synthetic ability as new heterogonous catalysts has been described in C-C bond-forming reactions (as Suzuki, Heck, cycloaddition or multicomponent), oxidations and dynamic kinetic resolutions.
Departament of Biocatalysis, Institute of Catalysis (CSIC), Marie Curie 2, Cantoblanco, Campus UAM, 28049 Madrid, Spain. josempalomo@icp.csic.es.
Jose M
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Palomo
Advanced Imaging Unit, Spanish National Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease (CNIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain. mfilice@icp.csic.es.
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biosynthesis; heterogeneous catalysis; metal nanoparticle; peptides; proteins; sugars