Exploring palladium nanoparticles protected with alkanethiolates functionalized with organometallic units as potential catalysts for sequential reactions

- The catalytic behaviour of Pd NP functionalized with organometallic units is explored.
- The Pd core catalyze hydrogenation and CC cross coupling reactions.
- Peripheral PdCl(η3-2-MeC3H4) units catalyze the hydrovinylation of 4-bromostyrene.
- A sequential reaction (hydrovinylation + CC cross coupling) is catalyzed by the Pd NPs.