Formation of a gold–carbon dot nanocomposite with superior catalytic ability for the reduction of aromatic nitro groups in water | Zendy

Pritiranjan Mondal | Zendy; Krishanu Ghosal | Zendy; Swarup Krishna Bhattacharyya | Zendy; Mithun Das | Zendy; Abhijit Bera | Zendy; Debabrata Ganguly | Zendy; Pawan Kumar | Zendy; Jaya Dwivedi | Zendy; Ram K. Gupta | Zendy; Angel A. Martı́ | Zendy; Bipin Kumar Gupta | Zendy; Subhabrata Maiti | Zendy

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Formation of a gold–carbon dot nanocomposite with superior catalytic ability for the reduction of aromatic nitro groups in water

Author(s) -

Pritiranjan Mondal,

Krishanu Ghosal,

Swarup Krishna Bhattacharyya,

Mithun Das,

Abhijit Bera,

Debabrata Ganguly,

Pawan Kumar,

Jaya Dwivedi,

Ram K. Gupta,

Angel A. Martı́,

Bipin Kumar Gupta,

Subhabrata Maiti

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

rsc advances

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.746

H-Index - 148

ISSN - 2046-2069

DOI - 10.1039/c4ra02837f

Subject(s) - nitro , nanocomposite , colloidal gold , catalysis , chemistry , carbon fibers , reduction (mathematics) , materials science , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , composite number , composite material , mathematics , alkyl , geometry

We report the synthesis of a gold–carbon dot nanocomposite and its utility as a recyclable catalyst for the reduction of aromatic nitro groups. The presence of carbon dots on gold nanosurfaces enhanced the reduction rate by two-fold.

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