Preparation of polyoxometalate-stabilized colloidal solutions of palladium metal and catalysts supported on them

Sols containing Pd(0) clusters with polyoxo anions are prepared by the reduction of colloidal solutions of polyhydroxo complexes of Pd(II) in the presence of Mo(VI), W(VI), V(V), and Nb(V) polyoxo anions. The cluster sizes varied within the limits of 1-10 nm depending on the nature of the polyoxo anion. The stability of sols toward coagulation depends on the ratio between the palladium and polyoxo anion amounts in solution and on the composition of the solvent. Supported Pd catalysts are obtained by the adsorption of particles from sols; Pd can exist in these catalysts as individual particles or associates or form filamentary structures.