Biochar is a stable and carbon-rich solid which has a high density of carbonyl, hydroxyl and carboxylic acid functional groups on its surface. In this work, the surface of biochar nanoparticles (BNPs) was modified with 3-choloropropyltrimtoxysilane and further 2-(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole was anchored on its surface. Then, palladium nanoparticles were fabricated on the surface of the modified BNPs and further the catalytic application was studied as recyclable biocatalyst in carbon-carbon coupling reactions such as Suzuki-Miyaura and Heck-Mizoroki cross-coupling reactions. The structure of the catalyst was characterized using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction and atomic absorption spectroscopy. The catalyst can be reused several times without a decrease in its catalytic efficiency.In addition to the several advantages reported, application of biochar as catalyst support for the first time is a major novelty of the present work. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ H = 10.09 (s, 1H), 7.99-7.97 (d, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 7.79-7.77 (d, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 7.68-7.66 (d, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 7.53-7.49 (t, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 7.47-7.43 (t, J = 8 Hz, 1H) ppm. 2.5.4 | [1,1′-Biphenyl]-3-carbaldehyde 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ H = 10.12 (s, 1H), 8.40 (s, 1H), 8.15-8.14 (d, J = 2 Hz, 1H), 7.91-7.87 (td, J = 4 Hz, J = 2 Hz, 1H), 7.68-7.65 (m, 2H), 7.62-7.57 (dd, J = 12 Hz, J = 4 Hz, 1H), 7.53-7.49 (t, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 7.45-7.43 (m, 1H) ppm. 2.5.5 | 3,4-Difluoro-1,1′-biphenyl 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ H = 7.56-7.54 (d, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 7.49-7.45 (t, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 7.44-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.34-7.31 (m,1H), 7.28-7.21 (m, 1H) ppm. 2.5.6 | Butyl 3-(4-methylphenyl)acrylate 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ H = 7.70-7.66 (d, J = 16 Hz, 1H), 7.46-7.44 (d, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 7.22-7.20 (d, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 6.44-6.40 (d, J = 16 Hz, 1H), 4.25-4.21 (t, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 2.39 (s, 3H), 1.75-1.68 (quint, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 1.51-1.42 (sextet, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 1.01-0.97 (t, J = 8 Hz, 3H) ppm.
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