A Study of Heterogeneous Catalysis by Nanoparticle-Embedded Paper-Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

  • Shibdas Banerjee
  • , Chanbasha Basheer
  • , Richard N. Zare*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We have developed nanoparticle-embedded paper-spray mass spectrometry for studying three types of heterogeneously catalyzed reactions: 1) Palladium-nanoparticle-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling reactions, 2) palladium- or silver-nanoparticle-catalyzed 4-nitrophenol reduction, and 3) gold-nanoparticle-catalyzed glucose oxidation. These reactions were almost instantaneous on the nanocatalyst-embedded paper, which subsequently transferred the transient intermediates and products to a mass spectrometer for their detection. This in situ method of capturing transient intermediates and products from heterogeneous catalysis is highly promising for investigating the mechanism of catalysis and rapidly screening catalytic activity under ambient conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12807-12811
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume55
Issue number41
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Oct 2016

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Keywords

  • heterogeneous catalysis
  • intermediates
  • mass spectrometry
  • nanoparticles
  • paper-spray ionization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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