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Surface‐active and highly stable cobalt nanoparticles generated from alkali ion‐promoted gold catalyst for catalyzed carbonylative [2+2+1] cyclization reaction, is described. The gold nanoparticle‘s (AuNPs) role was assumed to dissociate the CO and H2 into atomic species on the catalyst surface by spillover, which in‐situ reduces the robust mesoporous cobalt oxide to metallic cobalt (Co3+→Co2+→Co), as the active catalytic species that catalyzed the reaction; thereby providing up to 93 % yield of cyclopentenone adducts. Prior to this, catalyst pre‐treatment with H2 gas (130 °C, 3 h, 20 atm) was performed to reduce the catalyst. It appeared that the low reducibility temperature and increased surface basicity ascribed to the presence of alkali ion‐promoters in the catalyst revealed a strong correlation with the catalyst activity, for the intra‐ and intermolecular reactions under milder reaction conditions. Thus, a sustainable, highly reusable, and environmentally friendly green catalyst for the carbonylation reaction, such as Pauson‐Khand, was developed.

The scope of the present study aims at demonstrating the application of 3-D printing technology for catalytic applications. A novel microreactor containing immobilized palladium nanocatalyst (Pd/Co 3 O 4 ) was designed and fabricated in-house for the efficient upgrade of liquid phase morin oxidation from batch to flow procedure. Reaction conditions such as time, reaction temperature, catalyst amount and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) concentration were investigated to fully benchmark the catalytic efficiency in both systems. The conversion and the kinetic data obtained in both systems reveal that the reaction proceeds faster in the flow reactor compared to batch under similar reaction conditions. In addition to enhanced catalytic activity, the stability of both systems was evaluated exemplarily by recycling and reusing recovered catalyst. The microreactor demonstrates an extended service life based on the recyclability studies conducted. Based on these results, the simple, low-cost 3-D printed reactionwares described in this study appears as a promising approach for the oxidation of morin dye in continuous flow.

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