<strong>Nitro compound reduction in the presence of robust palladium immobilized on modified magnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles as a recoverable catalyst</strong>

Abstract

We report the synthesis of recoverable magnetic nano catalyst Pd@ Fe 3 O 4 and its utility as a recyclable catalyst for reduction of nitro group. The catalyst is easily removed from the reaction media by an external magnetic field and can be re-used for at least 10 times without any considerable loss in its activity. The catalyst was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICP), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), CHN analysis, and vibrating sample magnetometery (VSM).