Synthesis of Fe3O4-supported Schiff base Cu (II) complex: a novel efficient and recyclable magnetic nanocatalyst for one-pot three-component synthesis of quinolin-5-one,chromene-3-carbonitrile and phthalazine-5,10-dione derivatives

Research on Chemical Intermediates - In this research, synthesis and characterization of a novel Schiff base Cu (II) complex immobilized on Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticles are reported. Then, the...     

Copper-based Schiff Base Complex Immobilized on Core-shell Fe3O4@SiO2 as a magnetically recyclable and highly efficient nanocatalyst for green synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromene derivatives

Fe₃O₄-supported copper (II) Schiff-Base complex has been synthesized through post-modification with 1,3-phenylenediamine followed by further post-modification with salicylaldehyde and coordination with Cu(II) ion. The resulted Fe₃O₄@SiO₂-imine/phenoxy-Cu(II) magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were characterized by various techniques including SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, EDX, VSM, FT-IR, and ICP. The catalytic activity as a magnetically recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for one-pot, three-component synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromene derivatives was examined. The catalyst is efficient in the reaction and can be recovered by magnetic separation and recycled several times without significant loss in the catalytic activity.     

One‐pot and green synthesis 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione and dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromene derivatives by Fe3O4@SiO2-imine/phenoxy-Cu(II) as an efficient and reusable catalyst

In the current study, magnetite-silica core–shell nanoparticles modified with Cu-salen complex (Fe₃O₄@SiO₂-imine/phenoxy-Cu(II)) was utilized as a heterogeneous catalyst for the one-pot multicomponent synthesis of 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione and dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromene derivatives under solvent-free conditions, without using any harmful organic reagents/solvent. The current synthetic protocol demonstrates that the reactions proceeds to completing step, leading to the successful synthesis of high purity compounds. Advantages of this method include easy purification, reusability of the catalyst, green and mild procedure and synthesis of new derivatives in high yields within short reaction time.

     

Prediction of grain size,thickness and absorbance of nanocrystalline tin oxide thin film by Taguchi robust design

Transparent conductive films of tin oxide were deposited on glass substrates under various deposition conditions. Taguchi analysis was used to model the dependence of the grain size, thickness and absorbance of nanocrystalline tin oxide on the process parameters namely pH value, concentration, time of deposition and bath temperature. The effect of the mentioned process parameters on the grain size, thickness and absorbance of deposited layer during the deposition of nanocrystalline was investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and UV–Visible spectroscopy. Comparison between the model predictions and the experimental observations predicted a remarkable agreement between them. The predictions of the model and sensitivity analysis showed that among the effective process parameters, deposition time and concentration were the main parameters having significant effect on crystalline size. Bath temperature had the most significant effect on absorbance and deposition time had a dominant effect on thickness.     

Application of novel and reusable Fe3O4@CoII(macrocyclic Schiff base ligand) for multicomponent reactions of highly substituted thiopyridine and 4H-chromene derivatives

In this research study we designed and synthesized Co^II(macrocyclic Schiff base ligand containing 1,4-diazepane) immobilized on Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles as a novel, recyclable, and heterogeneous catalyst. The nanomaterial was fully characterized using various techniques such as Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersiveX-ray spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, vibrating sample magnetometry, differential reflectance spectroscopy, Brunauere–Emmette–Teller method, inductively coupled plasma, and elemental analysis (CHNS). Then, the catalytic performance was successfully investigated in the multicomponent synthesis of 2-amino-4-aryl-6-(phenylsulfanyl)pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile and 2-amino-5,10-dioxo-4-aryl-5,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[g]chromene-3-carbonitrile derivatives. Furthermore, the catalyst was isolated using a simple filtration, and recovery of the nanocatalyst was demonstrated five times without any loss of activity.     

Preparation and photovoltaic property of a new hybrid nanocrystalline SnO2/Polypyrrole p–n heterojunction

Hybrid photovoltaic structures based on transparent conductive SnO₂ and electrically conductive polypyrrole (PPy) were prepared. Nanocrystalline SnO₂ is considered an n-type barrier and window layer on p-type PPy layer in cell structures. The surface morphology and thickness of the layers were studied using scanning electron microscopy. The optical absorbance data showed an increase of absorbance in contrast with PPy and SnO₂. There was a red shift in absorbance wavelengths and a decrease in band gaps for the prepared PV structures. To investigate the electrical properties of the obtained structures, current-voltage characteristic was measured. The best structure showed an open-circuit voltage of 0.170?V, a short-circuit current density of 0.017?mA/cm², a fill factor of 0.36 and power conversion efficiency of 0.076.     

Evolution the properties of C3N monolayer as anodes for lithium-ion batteries with density functional theory

Structural Chemistry - In this research, a two-dimensional (2D) substance C3N is prophesied as a noteworthy anode for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) via first-principles computational methods. Our...