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Table 5.5 Reduction reactions catalyzed by NP assemblies
Metal
Ligand
Method
Reaction
References
Au
O-Carboxymethyl
chitosan
LBL
Reduction of
4-nitrophenol by
NaBH 4
[52]
Au
DNA cross-linked
hydrogel
DNA-assisted
Reduction of
4-nitrophenol by
NaBH 4
[130]
AuCu
Hexadecyl amine
One-phase
Photocatalytic
reduction of
4-nitrophenol by
NaBH 4
[206]
Au
α-cyclodextrin
Indirect
cross-linking
Reduction of
4-nitrophenol by
NaBH 4
[210]
Au/Fe 3 O 4
Oleic acid and
α-cyclodextrin
Indirect
cross-linking
Reduction of
methylene blue by
NaBH 4
[207]
Au/TiO 2
Amine and aldehyde
compounds
Dynamic
self-assembly
Photocatalytic
reduction of methylene
blue
[202]
Ru
C 60
One-phase
Hydrogenation of
nitrobenzene and
cinnamaldehyde by H 2
[80, 81, 211]
Ru
C 66 (COOH) 12
One-phase
Hydrogenation of
nitrobenzene by H 2
[41]
Pd
COF
Two-phase
Reduction of
4-nitrophenol by
NaBH 4
[88]
Pt
Thio-COF
One-phase
reduction of
4-nitrophenol by
NaBH 4
[89]
Pt
DNA
One-phase
reduction of
nitroarenes by NaBH 4
[128]
NiWO 4
DNA
One-phase
K 3 [Fe(CN) 6 ] to
K 4 [Fe(CN) 6 ] in the
presence of Na 2 S 2 O 3
under UV light
[131]
AuPt
Peptide-SWCNT
One-phase
Electrocatalytic
oxygen reduction
[127]
Au
Thiol
LBL
Electrocatalytic
oxygen reduction
[45]