Synlett 2019; 30(06): 699-702
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612076
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An Efficient and Reusable Multifunctional Composite Magnetic Nanocatalyst for Knoevenagel Condensation

Nan Yao
,
Jin Tan
,
Yang Liu
,
Yu Lin Hu  *
College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P. R. of China   Email: huyulin@ctgu.edu.cn   Email: huyulin1982@163.com
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21506115) and Excellent Dissertation of China Three Gorges University (2018SSPY055).
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Publication History

Received: 25 November 2018

Accepted after revision: 21 December 2018

Publication Date:
06 March 2019 (online)


Abstract

A range of multifunctional magnetic metal–organic framework nanomaterials consisting of various mass ratios of the metal–organic framework MIL-53(Fe) and magnetic SiO2@NiFe2O4 nanoparticles were designed, prepared, characterized, and evaluated as heterogeneous catalysts for the Knoevenagel condensation. The as-fabricated nanomaterials, especially the nanocatalyst MIL-53(Fe)@SiO2@NiFe2O4(1.0), showed good catalytic performance in the Knoevenagel condensation at room temperature as a result of synergistic interaction between the Lewis acid iron sites of MIL-53(Fe) and the active sites of the magnetic SiO2@NiFe2O4 nanoparticles. In addition, the heterogeneous catalyst was readily recovered and a recycling test showed that it could be reused for five times without significant loss of its catalytic activity, making it economical and environmentally friendly.

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