Palladium supported on poly (ionic liquid) entrapped magnetic nanoparticles as a highly efficient and reusable catalyst for the solvent-free Heck reaction

A novel palladium catalyst supported on poly (1-aminoethyl-3-vinylimidazolium bromide) entrapped magnetic nanoparticles (Pd/Fe3O4@PIL-NH2) was prepared. The catalyst was characterized by TEM, FT-IR, VSM, XRD, and XPS. The Pd loading on the catalyst was 0.23 wt % as measured by AAS. The catalyst showed excellent activity for the solvent-free Heck reaction. In addition, this novel Pd catalyst could be simply recovered with an external magnet and run five times with excellent yields achieved. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.