IMMOBOLIZED ORGANOMETALLIC CATALYST AND APPLICATION OF SAME

1 . A catalyst, comprising:

a plurality of amphiphiles;

each of the amphiphiles comprises a polar head and a non-polar tail;

at least a portion of the amphiphiles are functionalized amphiphiles;

each of the functionalized amphiphiles comprises a catalytic center coupled to the polar head; and

the catalytic center is disposed at an internal hydrophilic environment, which is encapsulated within a hydrophobic shell formed by the non-polar tails of the amphiphiles.

2 . The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the catalytic center comprises an organometallic compound.

3 . The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the non-polar tail comprises 6 to 50 carbon atoms in one or more chains, the chains being saturated or unsaturated, or in one or more rings, and the non-polar tail comprises one or more of alkyls, alkenyls, aromatics, heterocycles, thiols, esters, alkyl halides, and ketones.

4 . The catalyst of claim 2 , wherein the organometallic compound comprises a metal selected from a group of palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, tungsten, iridium, copper, nickel, and cobalt.

5 . The catalyst of claim 2 , wherein the organometallic compound comprises a dimethyl palladium(II) and a nitrogen-containing ligand.

6 . The catalyst of claim 5 , wherein the nitrogen-containing ligand is selected from a group of 2,2′-bipyridyl (bpy), 1-pyridin-2-yl (py), pyrazol-1-yl (pz), and 1-methylimidazol-2-yl (mim) rings.

7 . The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein each of the functionalized amphiphiles has a structure represented by formula (1):

where R represents a carboxylate or an ester, and Pd(II) represents a reducing product of PdMe 2 (py) 2 C═O.

8 . The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the non-polar tail comprises formula (2) or formula (3):

9 . The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst is used in a hydrogen sulfide decomposition to produce hydrogen.

10 . The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst is used in a coupling reaction of aryl halides to produce aryl dithiocarbamates.

11 . A method, comprising:

preparing a catalyst having a plurality of amphiphiles; and

decomposing hydrogen sulfide to produce hydrogen using the catalyst,

wherein

each of the amphiphiles comprises a polar head and a non-polar tail;

at least a portion of the amphiphiles are functionalized amphiphiles;

each of the functionalized amphiphiles comprises a catalytic center coupled to the polar head; and

the catalytic center is disposed at an internal hydrophilic environment, which is encapsulated within a hydrophobic shell formed by the non-polar tails of the amphiphiles.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the catalytic center comprises an organometallic compound.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the non-polar tail comprises 6 to 50 carbon atoms in one or more chains, the chains being saturated or unsaturated, or in one or more rings, and the non-polar tail comprises one or more of alkyls, alkenyls, aromatics, heterocycles, thiols, esters, alkyl halides, and ketones.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the organometallic compound comprises a metal selected from a group of palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, tungsten, iridium, copper, nickel, and cobalt.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the organometallic compound comprises a dimethyl palladium(II) and a nitrogen-containing ligand.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the nitrogen-containing ligand is selected from a group of 2,2′-bipyridyl (bpy), 1-pyridin-2-yl (py), pyrazol-1-yl (pz), and 1-methylimidazol-2-yl (mim) rings.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein each of the functionalized amphiphiles has a structure represented by formula (1):

where R represents a carboxylate or an ester, and Pd(II) represents a reducing product of PdMe 2 (py) 2 C═O.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the non-polar tail comprises formula (2) or formula (3):