Recent Advances in the Nanocatalyst-Assisted NaBH4 Reduction of Nitroaromatics in Water

Synthesis and Characterization of Monodisperse Nanocrystals and Close-Packed Nanocrystal Assemblies

Murray, C. B., Kagan, C. R., & Bawendi, M. G. (2000) · Annual Review of Materials Science · doi:10.1146/annurev.matsci.30.1.545 · Cited by 4,353

Nanoparticles as Recyclable Catalysts: The Frontier between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis

Astruc, D., Lu, F., & Aranzaes, J. R. (2005) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.200500766 · Cited by 3,131

Green chemistry by nano-catalysis

Polshettiwar, V., & Varma, R. S. (2010) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/b921171c · Cited by 1,233

Nano-magnetite (Fe3O4) as a support for recyclable catalysts in the development of sustainable methodologies

Gawande, M. B., Branco, P. S., & Varma, R. S. (2013) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/c3cs35480f · Cited by 1,211

Shape-Dependent Catalytic Activity of Platinum Nanoparticles in Colloidal Solution

Narayanan, R., & El-Sayed, M. A. (2004) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/nl0495256 · Cited by 1,206

Core–shell nanoparticles: synthesis and applications in catalysis and electrocatalysis

Gawande, M. B., Goswami, A., Asefa, T., Guo, H., Biradar, A. V., Peng, D.-L., Zboril, R., & Varma, R. S. (2015) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/c5cs00343a · Cited by 1,143

Catalysis by metallic nanoparticles in aqueous solution: model reactions

Hervés, P., Pérez-Lorenzo, M., Liz-Marzán, L. M., Dzubiella, J., Lu, Y., & Ballauff, M. (2012) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/c2cs35029g · Cited by 1,087

Silver nanoparticle catalyzed reduction of aromatic nitro compounds

Pradhan, N., Pal, A., & Pal, T. (2002) · Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · doi:10.1016/s0927-7757(01)01040-8 · Cited by 968

Adsorbate-mediated strong metal–support interactions in oxide-supported Rh catalysts

Matsubu, J. C., Zhang, S., DeRita, L., Marinkovic, N. S., Chen, J. G., Graham, G. W., Pan, X., & Christopher, P. (2017) · Nature Chemistry · doi:10.1038/nchem.2607 · Cited by 902

A Comparison Study of the Catalytic Properties of Au-Based Nanocages, Nanoboxes, and Nanoparticles

Zeng, J., Zhang, Q., Chen, J., & Xia, Y. (2010) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/nl903062e · Cited by 823

Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol using Biogenic Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Derived from Breynia rhamnoides

Gangula, A., Podila, R., M, R., Karanam, L., Janardhana, C., & Rao, A. M. (2011) · Langmuir · doi:10.1021/la2034559 · Cited by 641

Catalytic Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds by Coinage Metal Nanoparticles

Pradhan, N., Pal, A., & Pal, T. (2001) · Langmuir · doi:10.1021/la000862d · Cited by 572

Bimetallic Pt–Ni nanoparticles can catalyze reduction of aromatic nitro compounds by sodium borohydride in aqueous solution

Ghosh, S. K., Mandal, M., Kundu, S., Nath, S., & Pal, T. (2004) · Applied Catalysis A: General · doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2004.03.017 · Cited by 498

Graphene‐Supported Ultrafine Metal Nanoparticles Encapsulated by Mesoporous Silica: Robust Catalysts for Oxidation and Reduction Reactions

Shang, L., Bian, T., Zhang, B., Zhang, D., Wu, L., Tung, C., Yin, Y., & Zhang, T. (2014) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201306863 · Cited by 442

Hierarchically CdS Decorated 1D ZnO Nanorods‐2D Graphene Hybrids: Low Temperature Synthesis and Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance

Han, C., Chen, Z., Zhang, N., Colmenares, J. C., & Xu, Y. (2015) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.201402443 · Cited by 419

Mesoporous g-C3N4 nanorods as multifunctional supports of ultrafine metal nanoparticles: hydrogen generation from water and reduction of nitrophenol with tandem catalysis in one step

Li, X.-H., Wang, X., & Antonietti, M. (2012) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/c2sc20289a · Cited by 417

Silver nanoparticles immobilized on fibrous nano-silica as highly efficient and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for reduction of 4-nitrophenol and 2-nitroaniline

Dong, Z., Le, X., Li, X., Zhang, W., Dong, C., & Ma, J. (2014) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.04.015 · Cited by 402

Fe3O4(iron oxide)-supported nanocatalysts: synthesis, characterization and applications in coupling reactions

Sharma, R. K., Dutta, S., Sharma, S., Zboril, R., Varma, R. S., & Gawande, M. B. (2016) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c6gc00864j · Cited by 395

Green synthesis of Pt–Au dendrimer-like nanoparticles supported on polydopamine-functionalized graphene and their high performance toward 4- nitrophenol reduction

Ye, W., Yu, J., Zhou, Y., Gao, D., Wang, D., Wang, C., & Xue, D. (2016) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.08.013 · Cited by 385

Gold nanoparticles stabilized on nanocrystalline magnesium oxide as an active catalyst for reduction of nitroarenes in aqueous medium at room temperature

Layek, K., Kantam, M. L., Shirai, M., Nishio-Hamane, D., Sasaki, T., & Maheswaran, H. (2012) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c2gc35917k · Cited by 367

Advancement in methodologies for reduction of nitroarenes

Kadam, H. K., & Tilve, S. G. (2015) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c5ra10076c · Cited by 360

A Magnetically Recyclable Nanocomposite Catalyst for Olefin Epoxidation

Shokouhimehr, M., Piao, Y., Kim, J., Jang, Y., & Hyeon, T. (2007) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.200702386 · Cited by 326

Reaction Solvent Selection: The Potential of Water as a Solvent for Organic Transformations

Hailes, H. C. (2007) · Organic Process Research & Development · doi:10.1021/op060157x · Cited by 304

Journey on greener pathways: from the use of alternate energy inputs and benign reaction media to sustainable applications of nano-catalysts in synthesis and environmental remediation

Varma, R. S. (2014) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c3gc42640h · Cited by 296

A New Catalytically Active Colloidal Platinum Nanocatalyst: The Multiarmed Nanostar Single Crystal

Mahmoud, Tabor, C. E., El-Sayed, M. A., Ding, Y., & Wang, Z. L. (2008) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja710646t · Cited by 286

Tubular nanocomposite catalysts based on size-controlled and highly dispersed silver nanoparticles assembled on electrospun silicananotubes for catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol

Zhang, Z., Shao, C., Sun, Y., Mu, J., Zhang, M., Zhang, P., Guo, Z., Liang, P., Wang, C., & Liu, Y. (2012) · J. Mater. Chem. · doi:10.1039/c1jm13421c · Cited by 270

Impact of Gold Nanoparticle Stabilizing Ligands on the Colloidal Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol

Ansar, S. M., & Kitchens, C. L. (2016) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.6b00635 · Cited by 269

Aggregation- and Leaching-Resistant, Reusable, and Multifunctional Pd@CeO2as a Robust Nanocatalyst Achieved by a Hollow Core–Shell Strategy

Zhang, N., & Xu, Y.-J. (2013) · Chemistry of Materials · doi:10.1021/cm400750c · Cited by 245

Synthesis of Uniform CdS Nanospheres/Graphene Hybrid Nanocomposites and Their Application as Visible Light Photocatalyst for Selective Reduction of Nitro Organics in Water

Chen, Z., Liu, S., Yang, M.-Q., & Xu, Y.-J. (2013) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/am4010286 · Cited by 244

Organic synthesis via magnetic attraction: benign and sustainable protocols using magnetic nanoferrites

Nasir Baig, R. B., & Varma, R. S. (2013) · Green Chem. · doi:10.1039/c2gc36455g · Cited by 233

Gold nanoparticle decorated ceria nanotubes with significantly high catalytic activity for the reduction of nitrophenol and mechanism study

Zhang, J., Chen, G., Chaker, M., Rosei, F., & Ma, D. (2013) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.11.030 · Cited by 226

In situ growth of gold nanoparticles onto polydopamine-encapsulated magnetic microspheres for catalytic reduction of nitrobenzene

Zeng, T., Zhang, X.-L., Niu, H.-Y., Ma, Y.-R., Li, W.-H., & Cai, Y.-Q. (2013) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.12.037 · Cited by 208

Fe3O4@Carbon Microsphere Supported Ag–Au Bimetallic Nanocrystals with the Enhanced Catalytic Activity and Selectivity for the Reduction of Nitroaromatic Compounds

An, Q., Yu, M., Zhang, Y., Ma, W., Guo, J., & Wang, C. (2012) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/jp307629m · Cited by 190

Mussel-Inspired Green Metallization of Silver Nanoparticles on Cellulose Nanocrystals and Their Enhanced Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol in the Presence of β-Cyclodextrin

Tang, J., Shi, Z., Berry, R. M., & Tam, K. C. (2015) · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.5b00177 · Cited by 184

In Situ Growth of Catalytic Active Au−Pt Bimetallic Nanorods in Thermoresponsive Core−Shell Microgels

Lu, Y., Yuan, J., Polzer, F., Drechsler, M., & Preussner, J. (2010) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/nn102622d · Cited by 174

Ni/graphene Nanostructure and Its Electron-Enhanced Catalytic Action for Hydrogenation Reaction of Nitrophenol

Wu, Y.-G., Wen, M. F., Wu, Q., & Fang, H. (2014) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/jp412711b · Cited by 174

Magnetically retrievable nanocomposite adorned with Pd nanocatalysts: efficient reduction of nitroaromatics in aqueous media

Shokouhimehr, M., Hong, K., Lee, T. H., Moon, C. W., Hong, S. P., Zhang, K., Suh, J. M., Choi, K. S., Varma, R. S., & Jang, H. W. (2018) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c8gc01240g · Cited by 169

Palladium nanoparticles immobilized on core–shell magnetic fibers as a highly efficient and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and Suzuki coupling reactions

Le, X., Dong, Z., Liu, Y., Jin, Z., Huy, T.-D., Le, M., & Ma, J. (2014) · J. Mater. Chem. A · doi:10.1039/c4ta04919e · Cited by 165

Tree gum-based renewable materials: Sustainable applications in nanotechnology, biomedical and environmental fields

Padil, V. V. T., Wacławek, S., Černík, M., & Varma, R. S. (2018) · Biotechnology Advances · doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.08.008 · Cited by 154

Graphene‐Supported Ultrafine Metal Nanoparticles Encapsulated by Mesoporous Silica: Robust Catalysts for Oxidation and Reduction Reactions

Shang, L., Bian, T., Zhang, B., Zhang, D., Wu, L., Tung, C., Yin, Y., & Zhang, T. (2013) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.201306863 · Cited by 142

Hierarchical Carbon Nanotube Membrane-Supported Gold Nanoparticles for Rapid Catalytic Reduction of p‑Nitrophenol

Wang, H.-T., Dong, Z., & Na, C. (2013) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/sc400048m · Cited by 137

Integrated Nanocatalysts

Zeng, H. C. (2012) · Accounts of Chemical Research · doi:10.1021/ar3001662 · Cited by 133

Ultra small gold nanoparticles–graphitic carbon nitride composite: an efficient catalyst for ultrafast reduction of 4-nitrophenol and removal of organic dyes from water

Bhowmik, T., Kundu, M. K., & Barman, S. (2015) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c5ra04913j · Cited by 132

Selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes using gum acacia supported Pt colloid an effective reusable catalyst in aqueous medium

Sreedhar, B., Devi, D. K., & Yada, D. (2011) · Catalysis Communications · doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2011.02.027 · Cited by 121

A Novel Approach for the in Situ Synthesis of Pt–Pd Nanoalloys Supported on Fe3O4@C Core–Shell Nanoparticles with Enhanced Catalytic Activity for Reduction Reactions

Zhang, P., Li, R., Huang, Y., & Chen, Q. (2014) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/am405167h · Cited by 118

Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions of Nanoparticles formed by Electrospray Ionization of Coinage Metals

Li, A., Luo, Q., Park, S., & Cooks, R. G. (2014) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201309193 · Cited by 116

Magnetic polyaniline-chitosan nanocomposite decorated with palladium nanoparticles for enhanced catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol

Ayad, M. M., Amer, W. A., & Kotp, M. G. (2017) · Molecular Catalysis · doi:10.1016/j.mcat.2017.06.023 · Cited by 112

Ag-Nanoparticle-Loaded Mesoporous Silica: Spontaneous Formation of Ag Nanoparticles and Mesoporous Silica SBA-15 by a One-Pot Strategy and Their Catalytic Applications

Han, J., Fang, P., Jiang, W., Li, L., & Guo, R. H. (2012) · Langmuir · doi:10.1021/la204503b · Cited by 108

Mesoporous Gold and Palladium Nanoleaves from Liquid–Liquid Interface: Enhanced Catalytic Activity of the Palladium Analogue toward Hydrazine-Assisted Room-Temperature 4-Nitrophenol Reduction

Dutta, S., Sarkar, S., Ray, C., Roy, A., Sahoo, R., & Pal, T. (2014) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/am503251r · Cited by 93

First application of core-shell Ag@Ni magnetic nanocatalyst for transfer hydrogenation reactions of aromatic nitro and carbonyl compounds

Gawande, M. B., Guo, H., Rathi, A. K., Branco, P. S., Chen, Y., Varma, R. S., & Peng, D. (2012) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c2ra22143h · Cited by 92

Preparation and Catalytic Activity of Pd and Bimetallic Pd–Ni Nanowires

Imura, Y., Tsujimoto, K., Morita, C., & Kawai, T. (2014) · Langmuir · doi:10.1021/la500811n · Cited by 87

Synthesis of silver-anchored polyaniline–chitosan magnetic nanocomposite: a smart system for catalysis

Ayad, M. M., Amer, W. A., Kotp, M. G., et al. (2017) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c7ra02575k · Cited by 85

Synthesis of Highly Stable, Water‐Dispersible Copper Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Nitrobenzene Reduction

Kaur, R., Giordano, C., Gradzielski, M., & Mehta, S. K. (2013) · Chemistry - An Asian Journal · doi:10.1002/asia.201300809 · Cited by 82

Magnetically separable carbon nanocomposite catalysts for efficient nitroarene reduction and Suzuki reactions

Shokouhimehr, M., Kim, T., Jun, S. W., Shin, K., Jang, Y., Kim, B. H., Kim, J., & Hyeon, T. (2014) · Applied Catalysis A General · doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2014.02.029 · Cited by 81

Silica nanosphere-supported shaped Pd nanoparticles encapsulated with nanoporous silica shell: Efficient and recyclable nanocatalysts

Wang, Y., Biradar, A. V., Duncan, C. T., & Asefa, T. (2010) · Journal of Materials Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c0jm01093f · Cited by 75

In Situ Generation of Pd–Pt Core–Shell Nanoparticles on Reduced Graphene Oxide (Pd@Pt/rGO) Using Microwaves: Applications in Dehalogenation Reactions and Reduction of Olefins

Goswami, A., Rathi, A. K., Aparicio, C., Tomanec, O., Petr, M., Pocklanová, R., Gawande, M. B., Varma, R. S., & Zbořil, R. (2016) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.6b13138 · Cited by 75

Enhanced Catalytic Activity of Pt Nanomaterials: From Monodisperse Nanoparticles to Self-Organized Nanoparticle-Linked Nanowires

Qin, G. W., Pei, W., Ma, X., Xu, X., Ren, Y., Sun, W., & Zuo, L. (2010) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/jp910864w · Cited by 69

Enhanced catalytic activity of CuPd alloy nanoparticles towards reduction of nitroaromatics and hexavalent chromium

Saikia, H., Borah, B. J., Yamada, Y., & Bharali, P. (2016) · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2016.09.056 · Cited by 69

Facile water-based synthesis and catalytic properties of platinum–gold alloy nanocubes

Fu, G., Ding, L., Chen, Y., Lin, J., Tang, Y., & Lu, T. (2013) · CrystEngComm · doi:10.1039/c3ce41848k · Cited by 67

Investigation into the Catalytic Activity of Porous Platinum Nanostructures

Kalekar, A. M., Sharma, K. K. K., Lehoux, A., Audonnet, F., Remita, H., Saha, A., & Sharma, G. K. (2013) · Langmuir · doi:10.1021/la401302p · Cited by 67

Facile Synthesis of AuPt Alloy Nanoparticles in Polyelectrolyte Multilayers with Enhanced Catalytic Activity for Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol

Chu, C., & Su, Z. (2014) · Langmuir · doi:10.1021/la5042019 · Cited by 67

Magnetically separable core–shell iron oxide@nickel nanoparticles as high-performance recyclable catalysts for chemoselective reduction of nitroaromatics

Rathore, P. S., Patidar, R., Shripathi, T., & Thakore, S. I. (2014) · Catalysis Science & Technology · doi:10.1039/c4cy00673a · Cited by 65

The colloidal synthesis of unsupported nickel‐tin bimetallic nanoparticles with tunable composition that have high activity for the reduction of nitroarenes

Shah, M., Guo, Q., & Fu, Y. (2015) · Catalysis Communications · doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2015.02.026 · Cited by 44

Synthesis of Catalytically Active Porous Platinum Nanoparticles by Transmetallation Reaction and Proposition of the Mechanism

Pasricha, R., Bala, T., Biradar, A. V., Umbarkar, S. B., & Sastry, M. (2009) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.200801863 · Cited by 39

Magnetically Recoverable Palladium(0) Nanocomposite Catalyst for Hydrogenation Reactions in Water

Pélisson, C., Denicourt‐Nowicki, A., Mériadec, C., Grenèche, J., & Roucoux, A. (2014) · ChemCatChem · doi:10.1002/cctc.201402761 · Cited by 38

One-step synthesis of magnetically recyclable Co@BN core–shell nanocatalysts for catalytic reduction of nitroarenes

Du, M., Liu, Q., Huang, C., & Qiu, X. (2017) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c7ra04907b · Cited by 38

Room Temperature Reduction of Nitroaromatics Using Pd Nanoparticles Stabilized on Nano‐CeO 2

Saikia, H., Borah, B. J., & Bharali, P. (2017) · ChemistrySelect · doi:10.1002/slct.201702082 · Cited by 7

Palladium Nanoparticles on Assorted Nanostructured Supports: Applications for Suzuki, Heck, and Sonogashira Cross-Coupling Reactions

Hong, K., Sajjadi, M., Suh, J. M., Zhang, K., Nasrollahzadeh, M., Jang, H. W., Varma, R. S., & Shokouhimehr, M. (2020) · ACS Applied Nano Materials · doi:10.1021/acsanm.9b02017 · Cited by 305

Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-derived pyrolysis oil over alloyed bimetallic Ni3Fe nanocatalyst for high-grade biofuel production

Bharath, G., Rambabu, K., Hai, A., Banat, F., Taher, H., Schmidt, J. E., & Show, P. L. (2020) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2020.112859 · Cited by 70