Issue 69, 2019

Retracted Article: High-performance sono/nano-catalytic system: CTSN/Fe3O4–Cu nanocomposite, a promising heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of N-arylimidazoles

Abstract

Herein, a promising heterogeneous nanoscale catalytic system constructed of chitosan (CTSN, as a polymeric basis), iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs, as the magnetic agent), and copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs, as the main catalytic active site) is presented. Firstly, a convenient synthetic route for preparation of this novel nanocatalyst (CTSN/Fe3O4–Cu) is presented. Further, the synergistic catalytic effect between the novel-designed catalyst and ultrasound waves (USW) in N-arylation coupling reactions of the imidazole derivatives (using various aryl halides) is precisely discussed. Concisely, high reaction yields (98%) have been obtained in short reaction time (10 min) through applying a partial amount (0.01 g) of this nanocatalyst. As the main reason for high catalytic activity of CTSN/Fe3O4–Cu, nanosized cluster-shaped morphology, which provides a wide surface active area, can be expressed. However, as the most distinguished properties of CTSN/Fe3O4–Cu catalytic system, high convenience in separation and excellent reusability could be mentioned. CTSN/Fe3O4–Cu nanocomposite can be easily recovered by using an external magnet and reused at least for eight times with no significant decline in the catalytic activity. Structural characterizations of this novel system have been done by various analytical methods and the obtained results have been well interpreted in the context.

Graphical abstract: Retracted Article: High-performance sono/nano-catalytic system: CTSN/Fe3O4–Cu nanocomposite, a promising heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of N-arylimidazoles

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Oct 2019
Accepted
29 Nov 2019
First published
05 Dec 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 40348-40356

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