Cu(0) nanoparticles deposited on nanoporous polymers: a recyclable heterogeneous nanocatalyst for Ullmann coupling of aryl halides with amines in water.

ABSTRACT: Cu(0) nanoparticles were deposited on a nanoporous polymer to develop a novel nanocatalyst (Cu-B) for carrying out Ullmann coupling of aryl halides with amines in water. Non-aqueous polymerization of a mixture of divinylbenzene and acrylic acid under hydrothermal conditions followed by the deposition of Cu(0) nanoparticles were adopted to afford the Cu-B nanocatalyst. In order to compare the catalytic activity of the Cu-B nanocatalyst in the Ullmann coupling reactions, another nanocatalyst, Cu(0) nanoparticle-loaded porous carbon (Cu-A), was also prepared. All the newly developed Cu(0) nanoparticle-based nanocatalysts were thoroughly characterized using several characterization techniques. The Ullmann coupling reactions were carried out in water only with 1.35?mol% loading of Cu as catalytically active sites in Cu-B. The Cu-B nanocatalyst exhibited higher catalytic activity as compared with Cu-A, and also showed a good catalytic recyclability with a high consistence in the catalytic activity. No Cu leaching from the nanocatalyst surface and the smooth nanocatalyst recovery confirm the true heterogeneity in these catalytic reactions.

SUBMITTER: Mondal J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4319161 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature