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Incorporation of a phosphorylated ionic liquid as both a complexing and reducing agent for Pd(II) in a xerogel results in the formation of highly dispersed, uniformly sized Pd nanocatalysts, tightly supported on the surface of the silica and not embedded in the bulk of the xerogel.

The use of cellulose and starch derivatives that bear amino or quaternary ammonium moieties is steadily increasing, and the applications in industry are continuing to grow. These promising products are routinely used in cosmetic and paper‐making industries. This article provides an overview of strategies available to chemists for designing the syntheses of such compounds. The review provides a brief historical perspective on synthesis and describes recent developments that have enabled chemists to enhance their synthesis productivity. However, the graft polymerization techniques are far from the scope of this paper and will be noted in a few words only. In addition to the structural and synthetic aspects, applications of these derivatives are discussed in brief. We have divided this article in two parts mainly because of the vastness of the subject and limited space available. The first part of which reviews the advances in the synthesis of basic and cationic cellulose derivatives having amino or quaternary ammonium moieties and the second part of which considers starch ones. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

An efficient chemical method for the synthesis of benzimidazoles, benzothiazoles, and benzoxazoles has been developed through the condensation of various aldehydes with o-phenylenediamine, o-aminothiophenol, and o-aminophenol using graphene oxide (GO) as an oxidant in water. These benzazoles are also prepared through a one-pot oxidation/condensation tandem process by reacting alcohols with 2-amino(thio)phenol/aniline in the presence of GO in poly(ethylene glycol) as a safe media. Moreover, this carbonaceous material could be readily separated using a simple filtration.

In this report, we introduced Graphene oxide‐iron oxide (GO‐Fe3O4) nanocomposites as a heterogeneous catalyst for arylation/alkylation of benzothiazoles with aldehydes and benzylic alcohols in the presence of diisopropyl azodicarboxylate (DIAD) as an oxidant which exclusively produced 2‐aryl (alkyl)‐1H–benzothizoles in moderate to excellent yields. The absence of precious metals and toxic solvent, easy product isolation, and recyclability of the GO‐Fe3O4 with no loss of activity are notable advantages of this method.