Palladium nanowires stabilized by thiol-functionalized ionic liquid: seed-mediated synthesis and heterogeneous catalyst for Sonogashira coupling reaction

With the recent surge of the use of room-temperature ionic liquids in the syntheses of inorganic nanomaterials, we have successfully integrated the advantages of a thiol-functionalized ionic liquid and the seed growth method to generate palladium nanowires at room temperature. Moreover, the as-prepared palladium nanowires show very high catalytic activity and stability for the Sonogashira coupling reaction.