Ultrafine PdCu Nanoclusters by Ultrasonic-Assisted Reduction on the LDHs/rGO Hybrid with Significantly Enhanced Heck Reactivity

A series of hierarchical nanosheet array-like Co–Al layered double hydroxides (LDHs)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) hybrid supported ultrafine PdCu nanocluster (NC) catalysts m-PdCux/LDHs/rGO (x: Cu/Pd molar ratio of 1.5, 3.0, and 5.5; m: Pd loadings of ∼0.80, 0.40, 0.11, and 0.01 wt %) were assembled via an ultrasonic-assisted NaBH4 reduction–sol immobilization strategy. The as-obtained catalysts display ultrafine PdCu alloy NCs with sizes of...