Synlett 2014; 25(5): 729-735
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1340599
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Magnetic Copper Ferrite Nanoparticles: An Inexpensive, Efficient, Recyclable Catalyst for the Synthesis of Substituted Benzoxazoles via Ullmann-Type Coupling under Ligand-Free Conditions

Daoshan Yang
a   Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(537)4458306   Email: huawang_qfnu@126.com
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Xiao Zhu
a   Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(537)4458306   Email: huawang_qfnu@126.com
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Wei Wei
a   Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(537)4458306   Email: huawang_qfnu@126.com
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Min Jiang
b   Beijing Key Laboratory for Analytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. of China
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Ning Zhang
a   Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(537)4458306   Email: huawang_qfnu@126.com
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Dandan Ren
a   Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(537)4458306   Email: huawang_qfnu@126.com
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Jinmao You
a   Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(537)4458306   Email: huawang_qfnu@126.com
c   Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Xining 810008, P. R. of China
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Hua Wang*
a   Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(537)4458306   Email: huawang_qfnu@126.com
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Publication History

Received: 01 December 2013

Accepted after revision: 11 December 2013

Publication Date:
15 January 2014 (online)


Abstract

A new sustainable strategy for the synthesis of benzoxazoles from substituted N-(2-halophenyl)benzamides was developed in which inexpensive, readily available, air-stable, recyclable copper(II) ferrite serves as a nanocatalyst. The nanocatalyst can be completely recovered with an external magnet and can be used seven times without significant loss of catalytic activity.

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