Turning over on sticky balls: preparation and catalytic studies of surface-functionalized TiO₂ nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: We have investigated the reactivity of rhodium(iii) complex-functionalized TiO₂ nanoparticles and demonstrate a proof-of-principle study of their catalytic activity in an alcohol oxidation carried out under aqueous conditions water in air. TiO₂ nanoparticles (NPs) have been treated with (4-([2,2':6',2''-terpyridin]-4'-yl)phenyl)phosphonic acid, 1, to give the functionalized NPs (1)@TiO₂. Reaction between (1)@TiO₂ NPs and either RhCl₃·3H₂O or [Rh₂(μ-OAc)₄(H₂O)₂] produced the rhodium(iii) complex-functionalized NPs Rh(1)₂@TiO₂. The functionalized NPs were characterized using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) ma

SUBMITTER: Freimann SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8694772 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature