Nitroarene reduction: a trusted model reaction to test nanoparticle catalysts

T Aditya, A Pal, T Pal - Chemical Communications, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrophenol reduction to aminophenol with a reducing agent is conveniently carried out in
aqueous medium mainly with a metal or metal oxide catalyst. This reduction is presently …

Basic concepts and recent advances in nitrophenol reduction by gold-and other transition metal nanoparticles

P Zhao, X Feng, D Huang, G Yang, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
This review presents the basic concepts and recent developments and advances of gold
nanoparticle (AuNP)-catalyzed 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) reduction to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) by …

Photochemical green synthesis of calcium-alginate-stabilized Ag and Au nanoparticles and their catalytic application to 4-nitrophenol reduction

S Saha, A Pal, S Kundu, S Basu, T Pal - Langmuir, 2010 - ACS Publications
Silver and gold nanoparticles have been grown on calcium alginate gel beads using a
green photochemical approach. The gel served as both a reductant and a stabilizer. The …

Facile synthesis of pentacle gold–copper alloy nanocrystals and their plasmonic and catalytic properties

R He, YC Wang, X Wang, Z Wang, G Liu… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The combination of gold and copper is a good way to pull down the cost of gold and
ameliorate the instability of copper. Through shape control, the synergy of these two metals …

A comparison study of the catalytic properties of Au-based nanocages, nanoboxes, and nanoparticles

J Zeng, Q Zhang, J Chen, Y **a - Nano letters, 2010 - ACS Publications
We have evaluated the catalytic properties of Au-based nanostructures (including
nanocages, nanoboxes, and solid nanoparticles) using a model reaction based on the …