摘要

A magnetically separable Fe3O4@poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-iminophosphine palladium complex was successfully prepared by reacting a palladium complex containing the ligand 2-(diphenylphosphino)benzaldehyde with amino-functionalized PEG-coated iron oxide nanoparticles. The novel catalyst was characterized using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies, transmission electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometry, X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. It showed high activity for the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction in pure water. Furthermore, it was found that the highly water-dispersible catalyst can be recovered by applying an external magnetic field and used in five consecutive runs without significant decrease in activity.