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J Am Chem Soc. 2003 Dec 03;125(48):14832-6. doi: 10.1021/ja0364120.

Dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticle precursors to supported platinum catalysts.

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Huifang Lang, R Alan May, Brianna L Iversen, Bert D Chandler

Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemistry, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212-7200, USA.

PMID: 14640659 DOI: 10.1021/ja0364120

Abstract

In this contribution, we report the successful preparation of supported metal catalysts using dendrimer-encapsulated Pt nanoparticles as metal precursors. Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers were first used to template and stabilize Pt nanoparticles prepared in solution. These dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles were then deposited onto a commercial high surface area silica support and thermally activated to remove the organic dendrimer. The resulting materials are active oxidation and hydrogenation catalysts. The effects of catalyst preparation and activation on activity for toluene hydrogenation and CO oxidation catalysis are discussed.

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