Facile synthesis of Fe@Pd nanowires and their catalytic activity in ligand-free C-N bond formation in water

This work reports a facile synthesis of Fe@Pd nanowires. Ligand-free cross coupling reactions of arylboronic acids with various amines in aqueous medium proceed in very good to excellent yield with the use of Fe@Pd nanowires. Furthermore, the catalyst could be easily separated from the reaction mixture using a magnet and could be recycled several times without loss of catalytic activity. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.