Abstract
Ionic liquid (1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium acetate, [BMMIm]OAc)-Pluronic P123 mixed micelle stabilized water-soluble Ni nanoparticles were characterized by UV–vis, XRD, XPS and TEM and then employed for catalytic hydrogenation. It was demonstrated that the mixed-micelle stabilized Ni NPs showed excellent catalytic performance for the selective hydrogenation of CC and nitro compounds in the aqueous phase under very mild reaction conditions, and also the Ni NPs catalysts can be recycled at least for eight times without significant decrease in catalytic activity. The results of characterization revealed that the mixed micelle-stabilized Ni NPs catalysts were highly dispersed in aqueous phases even after five catalytic recycles. In addition, adding ionic liquid ([BMMIm]OAc) can affect the micelle structure of P123 solutions and thus afford an additional steric protection from aggregation of Ni NPs, resulting in enhancing stability and catalytic activity of Ni NPs.
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