Cyclodextrins as effective additives in AuNP-catalyzed reduction of nitrobenzene derivatives in a ball-mill

Abstract

At the boundary between mechanochemistry, supramolecular chemistry and catalysis, the present study explores the role of cyclodextrins (CDs) and other saccharide additives in the mechanosynthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and their use as catalysts in the reduction of substituted nitrobenzene derivatives.