Phosphate material have a wide range of applications in biological, and catalysis. It also showed fluorescence capacity, where lanthanide orthophosphate demonstarted a fluorescent properties during their internalization into human umbilical vein endothelial cell. In addition, it has been considered as ceramic materials with high magnetic and electrochemical properties [1].

Since the calcium phosphate nanoparticles utilization in biological, therapeutic, and bio-medicinal fields such as treatment of cancers, caries inhibition, researchers decrease; the researches increase the studies using other metals including phosphate materials. For example cobalt phosphate nanoparticles, which were modified by Nickel, and Zirconium and used as electro-catalyst for water treatment, dyes removal and treatment of cancers [2]. Considerable methods were used to synthesize phosphate material, such as precipitation, co-precipitation, impregnation, deposition, and hydrothermal rout. This later can be lead to different shape and structure.

In this study, we prepared iron copper phosphate nanoparticles (FeCuP) using hydrothermal rout. During preparation, several conditions were used modifying the urea amount. So, different structures were achieved. The material was characterized by SEM, EDX, UV-Vis and XRD. The material was used as catalyst for the synthesis of propargylamines and pyrroles. The nanoparticles catalyst was reused with high activity and stability.

References

[1] M. Moustafa, M. Sanad and M. Hassaan, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 845 (2020) 156338.

[2] S.S. Sankar, A. Rathishkumar, K. Geetha and S. Kundu, Energy & Fuels, 34 (2020) 12891.