Catalysis Letters, Vol.147, No.11, 2844-2862, 2017
Five-membered N-Heterocycles Synthesis Catalyzed by Nano-silica Supported Copper(II)-2-imino-1,2-diphenylethan-1-ol Complex
In this study, a new amino functionalized nano silica was synthesized using 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethan-1-one. The new 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethan-1-one@amino functionalized nano-silica was used as a support material for copper(II) catalyst. This composite was characterized by various techniques such as transmission electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscope, X-ray powder diffraction, inductively coupled plasma, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric and FT-IR analysis and its particles size was estimated to be between 20 and 30 nm. The catalyst was tested in the N-heterocycles synthesis via C-N bond forming reactions. The catalyst displayed outstanding catalytic activity for all reactions under mild conditions. Finally, the nano heterogeneous copper catalyst is recoverable up to 12 times without any significant leaching which indicated that the heterogeneous catalyst is stable and very active under the applied conditions.
Keywords:Amino functionalized nano silica supported Cu(II) catalyst;Triazole;Tetrazole;Benzimidazole;Hybrid molecules