Introducing of a New Bio-inspired Hierarchical Porous Silica as an Inorganic Host for Ni–Pd Alloy Nanoparticles for the Synthesis of Aminobiphenyls from the One-Pot Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling-Nitro Reduction

RGO nanosheet wrapped β-phase NiCu2S nanorods for advanced supercapacitor applications

A new integration strategy of transition metal sulfide with carbon-based materials is used to boost its catalytic property and electrochemical performances in supercapacitor application. Herein, crystalline reduced graphene oxide (rGO) wrapped ternary metal sulfide nanorod composites with different rGO ratios are synthesized using hydrothermal technique and are compared for their physical, chemical, and electrochemical performances. It is found that their properties are tuned by the weight ratios of rGO. The electrochemical investigations reveal that β-NiCu₂S/rGO nanocomposite electrode with 0.15 wt.% of rGO is found to possess maximum specific capacitance of 1583 F g^-1 at current density of 15 mA g^-1 in aqueous electrolyte medium. The same electrode shows excellent cycling stability with capacitance retention of 89% after 5000 charging/discharging cycles. The reproducibility test performed on NiCu₂S/rGO nanocomposite electrode with 0.15 wt.% of rGO indicates that it has high reproducible capacitive response and rate capability. Thus, the present work demonstrates that the β-NiCu₂S/rGO nanocomposite can serve as a potential electrode material for developing supercapacitor energy storage system.

Nickel-metalated porous organic polymer for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction

A new Ni(ii)-α-diimine-based porous organic polymer, namely Ni(ii)-α-diimine-POP, was constructed in high yield via the Sonogashira coupling reaction between the metallo-building block of Ni(ii)-α-diimine and 1,3,5-triethynylbenzene. Besides the high thermal and chemical stability, the obtained Ni(ii)-α-diimine-POP can be a highly active reusable heterogeneous catalyst to promote the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction. The obtained results indicate that the Ni(ii)-α-diimine-POP herein is a promising sustainable alternative to the Pd-based catalysts for catalysing the C–C formation in a heterogeneous way.

A porous organic polymer with Ni(ii) α-diimine moiety, which can be a highly active reusable heterogeneous catalyst to promote the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction, was reported.