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Fe3o4@L-Arginine Magnetic Nanoparticles: A Novel and Magnetically Retrievable Catalyst for the Synthesis of 1′3-Diaryl-2N-Azaphenalene Publisher



Eftekhari A1 ; Foroughifar N2 ; Hekmati M1 ; Khobi M3
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  1. 1. Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Chemistry, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society Published:2019


Abstract

The catalytic activity of l-arginine-coated nano-Fe3O4 particles (Fe3O4@l-arginine) proves they are a novel magnetic catalyst without the use of heat and reflux for the synthesis of 1,3-diaryl-2-N-azaphenalene derivatives and n-acyl-1,3-diaryl-2-N-azaphenylene derivatives in a one-pot pseudo-five-component condensation reaction of compounds of 2,7-naphthalene diol, aldehydes, and ammonia derivatives (ammonium acetate or ammonium hydrogen phosphate) and solvent (water and alcohol) with high yield and short reaction times, economical, and simple workup. The structure and magnetic properties of the obtained nanoparticles were characterized via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (IR) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The results demonstrated that the average size of the synthesized magnetite nanoparticles is about 21 nm. In addition, the heterogeneous catalyst can be easily recovered magnetically and can be reused for further runs without significant loss of its catalytic activity. © 2019 The Chemical Society Located in Taipei & Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim