Synthesis of palladium nanoparticles using triazolium based ionic liquids: A reusable catalyst for addition of arylboronic acids to nitrostyrenes

Formation of stable and small-sized palladium nanoparticles of diameter 9.4 nm was accomplished by a simple heating of Pd(OAc)₂ in 1-octyl-1,2,4-triazolium trifluoroacetate ionic liquid under standard atmospheric hydrogen pressure. Palladium nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, and EDX analysis techniques. The application of an addition reaction of arylboronic acid to nitrostyrenes provided diaryl-substituted products in high yields. This Pd-NPs are capable of being recycled by a simple decantation procedure and reusable up to four times without any effect on its catalytic activity.