Linear polystyrene-stabilized PdO nanoparticles (PS-PdONPs) were prepared in water by thermal decomposition of Pd(OAc)2 in the presence of polystyrene. The immobilization degree of palladium was dependent on the molecular weight of polystyrene, while the size of the Pd nanoparticles was not. Linear polystyrene-stabilized Pd nanoparticles (PS-PdNPs) were also prepared using NaBH4 and phenylboronic acid as reductants. The catalytic activity of PS-PdONPs was slightly higher than that of PS-PdNPs for Suzuki coupling reaction in water. PS-PdONPs exhibited high catalytic activity for Suzuki and copper-free Sonogashira coupling reactions in water and recycled without loss of activity.

Palladium nanoparticles can be readily stabilized onto linear polystyrene by a simple procedure. The resultant polystyrene-stabilized Pd has high catalytic activity for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction in water and can be reused without loss of activity.

Binuclear complex Et2In(S2CNEt2)·ZnEt(S2CNEt2) was prepared by the reaction of indium triethyl (InEt3) with zinc bis(diethyldithiocarbamate) (Zn(S2CNEt2)2). This complex was an excellent single-source precursor for low-pressure MOCVD growth of spinel ZnIn2S4 thin layers. Optimal growth conditions for strongly 〈111〉 oriented spinel ZnIn2S4 thin film were as follows: substrate temperature Tsub, 400°C; source temperature Tso, 60°C; carrier gas N2; carrier flow rate Rflow (total pressure 1.3 kPa), 0.3 l/min. The spinel ZnIn2S4 thin film grown on an Si(111) substrate showed an n-type conduction nature and excellent semiconductor properties, such as optical bandgap energy (Eg)opt, 2.72 eV, mobility μ, 25.4 cm2/Vs, and carrier concentration N, 3.7×1016 cm−3.

Palladium nanoparticles can be readily stabilized onto linear polystyrene by a simple procedure. The resultant polystyrene-stabilized Pd has high catalytic activity for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction in water and can be reused without loss of activity.