Characterization and electronic spectral studies of 2-(naphthalen-1-yl)-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazole bound Fe2O3 nanoparticles.

Multicomponent, one-pot, highly efficient, indium trifluoride (InF3) catalytic synthesis of 2-(naphthalen-1-yl)-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazole under solvent-free condition is reported. Characterization of imidazole has been carried out by spectral techniques. The synthesized phosphated imidazole (PI) and phosphated imidazole bound magnetic nanoparticles (PIBMN) were characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). The photophysical characteristics of the synthesized phosphated imidazole and phosphated imidazole bound magnetic nanoparticles were investigated by steady-state absorption and emission spectroscopy as well as time resolved fluorometry. From these experiments, the position of the spectral maxima (λabs, λexc and λemi), and lifetime (τ) of the synthesized phosphated imidazole and phosphated imidazole bound magnetic nanoparticle have been determined.