Palladium nanoparticles supported on functional ionic liquid modified magnetic nanoparticles as recyclable catalyst for room temperature Suzuki reaction

Palladium nanoparticles were successfully immobilized on amine functionalized ionic liquid modified magnetic nanoparticles leading to a magnetically recoverable Pd catalyst, which exhibits high catalytic activity in the Suzuki coupling reaction at room temperature. The catalyst can be separated from the reaction mixture by applying a permanent magnet externally and can be reused for several times without significant loss of activity. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.