Formation of Nanosized Catalysts Based on Palladium Phosphine Complexes and the Nature of Their Activity

Findings on the formation and features of nanosized particles based on palladium complexes, which are active in hydrogenation catalysis, are summarized. Depending on the nature of a reducing agent, nanosized particles formed by the reduction of palladium(II) phosphine complexes are either metallic nuclei stabilized by organophosphorus ligands or associates of polynuclear phosphido or phosphinideno palladium complexes whose surface contains immobilized Pd(0) clusters. The ensembles of the Pd(0) atoms are active in hydrogenation.