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Cu(II) Schiff base complex supported on Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles as an efficient nanocatalyst for the selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols
Author(s) -
Aghajani Milad,
Monadi Niaz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.4433
Subject(s) - chemistry , schiff base , alcohol oxidation , catalysis , selectivity , adsorption , nanoparticle , desorption , base (topology) , chemical engineering , nuclear chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , mathematical analysis , mathematics , engineering
Herein, we have prepared a new Cu(II) Schiff base complex supported onto the surface of modified Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles as highly stable, heterogeneous and magnetically recyclable nanocatalyst for the selective aerobic oxidation of different alcohols. The structure, morphology, chemical composition and magnetic property of the nanocatalyst and its precursors were characterized using FT‐IR, TGA, AAS, ICP‐AES, XRD, SEM, EDS, VSM and N 2 adsorption–desorption analyses. Characterization results exhibited the uniform spherical morphology for nanocatalyst and its precursors. A promising eco‐friendly method with short reaction time and high conversion and selectivity for oxidation of various primary and secondary alcohols under O 2 atmosphere condition was achieved. The synthesized nanocatalyst could be recovered easily by applying an external magnetic field and reused for least eight subsequent reaction cycles with only negligible deterioration in catalytic performance.