Green Chemistry

Nanoparticle-supported and magnetically recoverable nickel catalyst: a robust and economic hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation protocol

V Polshettiwar, B Baruwati, RS Varma

Index: Polshettiwar, Vivek; Baruwati, Babita; Varma, Rajender S. Green Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 11, # 1 p. 127 - 131

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Citation Number: 254

Abstract

A magnetic nanoparticle-supported leach-proof Ni catalyst was readily prepared from inexpensive starting materials which catalyzes various hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation reactions; high catalytic activity and ease of recovery using an external magnetic field are additional eco-friendly attributes of this catalytic system.