Palladium supported on nickel ferrite (Pd/NiF(2)O(4)) was found to be a highly active catalyst for the Suzuki coupling reaction between various aryl halides and arylboronic acids. The reaction gave excellent yields (70-98%) under ligand free conditions in a 1:1 DMF/H(2)O solvent mixture, in short reaction times (10-60 min). The catalyst could be recovered easily by applying an external magnetic...

The effect of nickel precursors and the temperature annealing to obtain intermetallic Ni3Sn2 alloy catalysts on its activity selectivity in selective hydrogenation biomass-derived furfural (FFald) were investigated. Two types (c.a., i) metal (Ni°) derived from Raney®nickel ii) ion (Ni2+) chloride) employed as starting materials via hydrothermal at 423 K for 24 h followed by reduction with H2 el...