Nanocatalysts based on dendrimers

Karakhanov, Edward A.; Maximov, Anton L.; Skorkin, Vitaliy A.; Zolotukhina, Anna V.; Smerdov, Alexey S.; Tereshchenko, Andrey Yu.

doi:10.1351/PAC-CON-08-10-15

Pure Appl. Chem., 2009, Vol. 81, No. 11, pp. 2013-2023

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-08-10-15

Published online 2009-10-29

Nanocatalysts based on dendrimers

Edward A. Karakhanov*, Anton L. Maximov, Vitaliy A. Skorkin, Anna V. Zolotukhina, Alexey S. Smerdov and Andrey Yu. Tereshchenko

Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

Abstract: Nanostructured regular materials based on dendrimers bound by covalent or coordination bonds between surface functional groups were synthesized. Bimetallic Cu(II) and Pd(II) metal complexes with nitrile-based dendrimers demonstrated high activity in Wacker oxidation of terminal alkenes along with good selectivity for methylketone formation. New heterogeneous catalysts based on Pd nanoparticles and cross-linked polypropylene imine (PPI) and polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers were prepared and examined for selective hydrogenation of unsaturated compounds.