I. Nakamula, Y. Yamanoi, T. Imaoka, K. Yamamoto, H. Nishihara
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 5830-5833.
A Uniform Bimetallic Rhodium/Iron Nanoparticle Catalyst for the Hydrogenation of Olefins and Nitroarenes
Mix and more than match: Relative to the catalytic activity of pure Rh nanoparticles in a dendrimer cage, Rh/Fe bimetallic nanoparticles in dendrimers have improved catalytic activity towards the hydrogenation of olefins, and unlike Wilkinson catalyst could catalyze nitroarene hydrogenation (see scheme, G4=4th generation dendrimer).
