Contents


Preface

Nanocatalysis is a topical area of research that has huge potential. It attempts to merge the advantages of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis. The collection of articles in this book treats the topics of specificity, activity, reusability, and stability of the catalyst and presents a compilation of articles that focuses on different aspects of these issues. Thus, the first chapter of the book introduces and overviews the present status of understanding in the area of nanocatalysis. The tailoring of nanostructures to combine aspects of catalysis requires understanding of the mechanisms involved. For instance, the influence of size and shape of nanoparticles on their catalytic properties is specific to a particular reaction. Multimetallic nanoparticles provide an additional variety for inducing reaction-specific catalyst properties. Another chapter illustrates the successful use of zirconia nanoparticles as catalysts for the multicomponent reaction of isatin derivatives with ammonium acetate and aromatic aldehydes under solvent-free conditions. The authors emphasize the reusability and stability of these zirconia nanocatalysts for this class of reactions, and review the catalytic properties of functionalized and core–shell-type iron oxide-based magnetic nanoparticles. The chapter focuses on the effect of different types of functionalization on their catalyst properties for specific organic reactions. Platinum group-based nanoparticles are one of the most studied classes of catalysts applied to different types of reactions. This book includes a chapter emphasizing the use of such catalysts to facilitate reactions needed for environmental remediation. Another chapter talks about the nanomaterials that have been successfully used as catalysts for the preparation of compounds needed in composite solid propellants. Given the diversity of nanostructures and their applications treated here, we believe that this book will be an active source of information for research in

**Editor**

**Dr. Indrajit Sinha**

Varanasi, India

**Co-editor**

Department of Chemistry,

**Dr. Madhulata Shukla** Department of Chemistry, G. B. College, Ramgarh,

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU),

Veer Kunwar Singh University, India

the field of nanocatalysis.
