Formation of multiwalled carbon nanotube-Pd nanoparticle nanocomposites: influence of the reaction media and applications on catalyzed C-C coupling

Abstract

Palladium nanoparticles were prepared using different methods in conventional organic solvents and in ionic liquids. The deposition of these Pd nanoparticles onto multiwalled carbon nanotubes produces homogeneous dispersions of the metal over the carbon surface. The applications of these new material in C-C couplings Pd-catalyzed has been tested.