Selective imine formation from alcohols and amines catalyzed by polymer incarcerated gold/palladium alloy nanoparticles with molecular oxygen as an oxidant

Carbon black stabilized, polymer incarcerated gold/palladium alloy nanoparticles (PICB-Au/Pd) act as an efficient, reusable heterogeneous catalyst for imine synthesis from alcohols and amines through a tandem oxidative process using molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant.