Excellent catalytic activity of magnetically recoverable Fe₃O₄-graphene oxide nanocomposites prepared by a simple method.

An Fe3O4-graphene oxide nanocomposite has been synthesized via a chemical reaction with a magnetite particle size of 18-25 nm. The resulting nanocomposite can be easily manipulated by an external magnetic field, exhibits excellent catalytic activity and may be reused for several cycles with marginal loss of activity. This recyclable nanocomposite provides an efficient, economic, novel route for multi-component A(3) coupling reactions of aldehydes, amines and alkynes and gives the propargylamine in excellent yields.