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to early 2020. The major points are (1) the possibility of development of metal
nanoparticles in solution or immobilized onto a support in the presence of cyclodextrin; (2) the multiple roles of cyclodextrin such as reducing agent, mass transfer
agent, and stabilizing/dispersing agent leading to the increase of the stability of
metal nanoparticles and better catalytic activities or specific selectivities; and (3) the
control and the use of more complex catalytic systems where cyclodextrin is playing the main role as a supramolecular host.
Keywords History · Catalysis · Metal nanoparticles · Cyclodextrin-assisted
synthesis · Cyclodextrin derivatives · Structures · Inclusion complexes ·
Supramolecular chemistry
Abbreviations
ACNa
1-Adamantane carboxylate sodium salt
AmCD
Poly-(6-N, N-dimethyl-propylenediamino)-(6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin
AO-CNTs
Acid-treated carbon nanotubes
C60
Fullerene[60]
CD
Cyclodextrin
CDNS
Cyclodextrin nanosponges
CNTs
Carbon nanotubes
FTIR
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
GCE
Glassy carbon electrode
Hal
Halloysite nanoclay
HEA16Cl
N, N-dimethyl, N-hexadecyl, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium
chloride
ICP-AES
Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy
IPTS
(3-isocyanatopropyl) triethoxysilane
RaMe-β-CD Randomly methylated-β-cyclodextrin
rGO
Reduced graphene oxide
5.1 Introduction
Metal nanocatalysts are an interesting research field for the scientific community
due to the high control of both the size and the shape of the metal nanoparticles in
order to find a good compromise between stability and reactivity of the catalytic
system. Metal nanoparticles can be synthesized through two approaches: the fragmentation of a bulk metal, called the top-down approach, or the chemical transformation of a metal precursor, called the bottom-up approach. The key parameter of a
metal nanoparticle-based catalyst, in solvent-dispersed form or immobilized on a
S. Noël et al.
to early 2020. The major points are (1) the possibility of development of metal
nanoparticles in solution or immobilized onto a support in the presence of cyclodextrin; (2) the multiple roles of cyclodextrin such as reducing agent, mass transfer
agent, and stabilizing/dispersing agent leading to the increase of the stability of
metal nanoparticles and better catalytic activities or specific selectivities; and (3) the
control and the use of more complex catalytic systems where cyclodextrin is playing the main role as a supramolecular host.
Keywords History · Catalysis · Metal nanoparticles · Cyclodextrin-assisted
synthesis · Cyclodextrin derivatives · Structures · Inclusion complexes ·
Supramolecular chemistry
Abbreviations
ACNa
1-Adamantane carboxylate sodium salt
AmCD
Poly-(6-N, N-dimethyl-propylenediamino)-(6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin
AO-CNTs
Acid-treated carbon nanotubes
C60
Fullerene[60]
CD
Cyclodextrin
CDNS
Cyclodextrin nanosponges
CNTs
Carbon nanotubes
FTIR
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
GCE
Glassy carbon electrode
Hal
Halloysite nanoclay
HEA16Cl
N, N-dimethyl, N-hexadecyl, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium
chloride
ICP-AES
Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy
IPTS
(3-isocyanatopropyl) triethoxysilane
RaMe-β-CD Randomly methylated-β-cyclodextrin
rGO
Reduced graphene oxide
5.1 Introduction
Metal nanocatalysts are an interesting research field for the scientific community
due to the high control of both the size and the shape of the metal nanoparticles in
order to find a good compromise between stability and reactivity of the catalytic
system. Metal nanoparticles can be synthesized through two approaches: the fragmentation of a bulk metal, called the top-down approach, or the chemical transformation of a metal precursor, called the bottom-up approach. The key parameter of a
metal nanoparticle-based catalyst, in solvent-dispersed form or immobilized on a
S. Noël et al.