Abstract
Nanocomposites of graphene quantum dots and Au nanoparticles (GQDs/Au) are immobilized on the Fe3O4 nanoparticles, forming GQDs/Au/Fe3O4 ternary composites. The as-prepared ternary composites exhibit superparamagnetic property rendering them easy to be isolated from the reaction mixture. More importantly, they show superb catalytic activity for solvent-free oxidation of VA and other alcohols that contain an aromatic benzyl group, to the corresponding aldehydes exclusively with air as oxidant. The great stability and selectivity of the GQDs/Au/Fe3O4 indicate that they might be applicable catalysts for the oxidation of aromatic alcohols.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 227-231 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 183 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 15 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016
Keywords
- Alcohols
- Au/GQDs/FeO composites
- Magnetic materials
- Nanocomposites
- Oxidation
- Solvent-free reaction
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