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Magnetically separable Fe3O4@DOPA–Pd: a heterogeneous catalyst for aqueous Heck reaction

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Magnetically separable Fe3O4@DOPA–Pd catalyst has been synthesized via anchoring of palladium over dopamine-coated magnetite via co-ordinate interaction and the catalyst is utilized for expeditious Heck coupling in aqueous media.

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Magnetically separable Fe3O4@DOPA-Pd catalyst has been synthesized via anchoring of palladium over dopamine-coated magnetite and the catalyst is utilized for expeditious Heck coupling in aqueous media.

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R. B. Nasir Baig was supported by the Postgraduate Research Program at the National Risk Management Research Laboratory administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Nasir Baig, R.B., Leazer, J. & Varma, R.S. Magnetically separable Fe3O4@DOPA–Pd: a heterogeneous catalyst for aqueous Heck reaction. Clean Techn Environ Policy 17, 2073–2077 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-0914-0

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