Sustainable and recyclable palladium nanoparticles–catalyzed reduction of nitroaromatics in water/glycerol at room temperature

Abstract

Palladium nanoparticles with unique catalytic activity and high stability are synthesized. These nanoparticles exhibit excellent catalytic reduction activity for nitroaromatics in green solvents in the presence of H2 at ambient pressure and temperature. The prominent advantages of this nanotechnology include low consumption of catalyst, excellent chemoselectivity, high reusability of the catalyst, and environmentally green solvents.