Size-selective, stabilizer-free, hydrogenolytic synthesis of iridium nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes

Magnus Rueping*, Rene M. Koenigs, Ruediger Borrmann, Jochen Zoller, Thomas E. Weirich, Joachim Mayer

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Abstract

A new process for the synthesis of iridium nanoparticles is described. A stabilizer-free method for the efficient preparation of iridium nanoparticles, finely dispersed on untreated carbon nanotubes, has been developed using hydrogen as reducing agent. The newly synthezised catalysts were analyzed by TEM/STEM imaging and tested in hydrogenations of N-heterocycles.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2008-2010
Number of pages3
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume23
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 26 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • catalysis and catalysts
  • heterocycles
  • hydrogenation
  • nanomaterials
  • reduction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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