Saba Hemmati1, Majid M Heravi2, Bikash Karmakar3, Hojat Veisi4. 1. Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Alzahra University, PO Box 1993891176, Vanak, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Alzahra University, PO Box 1993891176, Vanak, Tehran, Iran. m.heravi@alzahra.ac.ir. 3. Department of Chemistry, Gobardanga Hindu College, Gobardanga, India. 4. Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. hojatveisi@yahoo.com.
Abstract
A new and efficient catalyst has been designed and prepared via in situ immobilization of Au NPs fabricated polydopamine (PDA)-shelled Fe3O4 nanoparticle anchored over graphene oxide (GO) (GO/Fe3O4@PDA/Au). This novel, architecturally interesting magnetic nanocomposite was fully characterized using different analytical techniques such as Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, elemental mapping, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Electron Spectroscopy. Catalytic activity of this material was successfully explored in the reduction of nitroarenes to their corresponding substituted anilines, using NaBH4 as reducing agent at ambient conditions. The most significant merits for this protocol were smooth and clean catalysis at room temperature with excellent productivity, sustainable conditions, ease of separation of catalyst from the reaction mixture by using a magnetic bar and most importantly reusability of the catalyst at least 8 times without any pre-activation, minimum loss of activity and considerable leaching.
A new and efficient catalyst has been designed and prepared via in situ immobilization of n class="Chemical">AuNPs fabricated polydopamine (PDA)-shelled Fe3O4 nanoparticle anchored over graphene oxide (GO) (GO/Fe3O4@PDA/Au). This novel, architecturally interesting magnetic nanocomposite was fully characterized using different analytical techniques such as Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, elemental mapping, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Electron Spectroscopy. Catalytic activity of this material was successfully explored in the reduction of nitroarenes to their corresponding substituted anilines, using NaBH4 as reducing agent at ambient conditions. The most significant merits for this protocol were smooth and clean catalysis at room temperature with excellent productivity, sustainable conditions, ease of separation of catalyst from the reaction mixture by using a magnetic bar and most importantly reusability of the catalyst at least 8 times without any pre-activation, minimum loss of activity and considerable leaching.
Authors: Mike Butters; David Catterick; Andrew Craig; Alan Curzons; David Dale; Adam Gillmore; Stuart P Green; Ivan Marziano; Jon-Paul Sherlock; Wesley White Journal: Chem Rev Date: 2006-07 Impact factor: 60.622