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32. "Ruthenium Nanoparticle Catalysts Stabilized in Phosphonium and Imidazolium Ionic Liquids: Dependence of Catalyst Stability and Activity on the Ionicity of the Ionic Liquid", K.L. Luska, A. Moores, Green Chem., 2012, DOI:10.1039/C2GC35241A.
31. "Copper-Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles as Magnetically Recoverable Catalysts for the Biginelli Condensation", R. Hudson, C.J. Li, A. Moores, Green Chem., 2012, 14, 622-624.
30. "Iron-iron oxide core-shell nanoparticles are active and magnetically recyclable olefin and alkyne hydrogenation catalysts in protic and aqueous media", R. Hudson, A. Rivière, C.M. Cirtiu, K.L. Luska, A. Moores, Chem. Comm., 2012, 48, 3360-3362.
29. Functionalized Ionic Liquids for the Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles and their Application in Catalysis", K.L. Luska, A. Moores, ChemCatChem, 2012, 10.1002/cctc.201100366.
28. "Rational Size Control of Gold Nanoparticles Employing an Organometallic Precursor [Au-C=C-tBu]4 and Tunable Thiolate Functionalized Ionic Liquids", K. L. Luska, A. Moores, Can. J. Chem., 2012, 90, 145-152.
27. Rhodium Nanoparticles Stabilized with Phosphine Functionalized Imidazolium Ionic Liquids as Recyclable Arene Hydrogenation Catalysts", S. A. Stratton, K.L. Luska, A. Moores, Catal. Today, 2012, 183, 96-100 .
26. Improved Stability and Catalytic Activity of Palladium Nanoparticle Catalysts Using Phosphine Functionalized Imidazolium Ionic Liquids", K.L. Luska, A. Moores, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2011, 353 (17), 3167–3177.
25. Systematic Comparison of the Size, Surface Characteristics and Colloidal Stability of Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticles Pre- and Post-Grafted with Common Polymers", C. M. Cirtiu, T. Raychoudhury, S. Ghoshal, A. Moores, Colloids Surf. A, 2011, 390, 1-3, 95-104..
24. "Fe3O4 Nanoparticle-Supported Copper (I) Pybox Catalyst: Magnetically Recoverable Catalyst for Enantioselective Direct-Addition of Terminal Alkynes to Imines", T. Q. Zeng, L. Yang, R. Hudson, G. H. Song, A. Moores, C.-J. Li, Org. Lett., 2011, 13, 442-445.
23. "Cellulose nanocrystallites as an efficient support for nanoparticles of palladium: application for catalytic hydrogenation and Heck coupling under mild conditions", C. M. Cirtiu, A. Dunlop-Brière, A. Moores, Green Chem., 2011, 13, 288-291.
Welcome to the Moores Research Group!
Moores Group: Picture taken on May 12, 2011 by the official Moores group photographer -Mitch!
Starting from back left to right: Cip, Reuben, Antoine, and Audrey
Front left to right: Madhu, Monika, Karl, Kylie, Sam, Kade, and Cheryl.
Recoverable Nanoparticles for Green Catalysis
Green chemistry can be defined as the science dealing with making chemistry sustainable. Our research focuses on synthesizing, characterizing and studying novel, and simple catalysts, based on metal nanoparticles, ionic liquids and/or cellulose nanocrystals in order to propose innovative and recyclable catalysts for organic reactions
Keywords
Green chemistry, Nanoparticles, Catalysis, Transition metals, Hydrogenation, Ionic Liquids, Oxidation, Nano Crystallites of Cellulose, Iron
Collaborations:
Subhasis Ghoshal, Civil Engineering, McGill University, website
Chao-Jun Li, Chemistry, McGill University, website
Nadi Braidy, Département de génie chimique et de génie biotechnologique, Université Sherbrooke, website
Tomislav Frišcic, Chemistry, McGill University, website
Member of:
Center in Catalysis and Green Chemistry, website
Environmental Health News, Fellowswebsite
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