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Herein, the N-arylation of aromatic heterocycles like indoles and pyrroles is reported by a Pd nanocatalyst under ligand- and Cu-free conditions. The reaction conditions tolerate several functional groups and work very efficiently for aryl iodides and bromides. Aryl chlorides are also successful as the coupling partners albeit with lower yields. The methodology is also applicable for the N-arylation of aliphatic primary amines as demonstrated by the reactions of benzylamine with several aryl iodides as well as bromides. The recyclable Pd nanocatalyst catalyzes the reaction by a heterogeneous mechanism, which has been demonstrated by several techniques including the three phase test and the in situ ICP-MS analysis of the reaction mixture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Enantiomeric D- or L-arabinose based low molecular-weight organogelators (LMOGs), accessible in a single synthetic step from D-/L-arabinose have been found to be efficient gelators for aromatic solvents and refined and crude oil. The organogel has also been successfully used as amicro-reactor for a photochemical reaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]