• Vicent, Cristian
• Alfonso, Ignacio
• Tenhu, Heikki
• Garcia-Verdugo, Eduardo
• Luis, Santiago V.
• Montolio, Silvia
• Aseyev, Vladimir O.
• Burguete, M. Isabel

Abstract

<p>Different AuNP-PIL nanocomposites have been developed as bifunctional catalysts in which the IL-like units promote the Knoevenagel condensation through a dual electrophilic/nucleophilic activation relay mechanism and metal nanoparticles catalyze the reduction of the functional groups of the Knoevenagel product in a one-pot tandem reaction. The characterization of the composites by different techniques suggests that the self-assembly and self-organization of the constituent building blocks during the synthetic procedures define the precise shapes, sizes, and catalytic performance of these advanced materials. The resulting catalytic efficiency reflects not only the presence of the corresponding individual catalytic motifs but also their hierarchical organization.</p>

Topics

• nanoparticle
• nanocomposite
• activation
• self-assembly