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ZnFe2O4@dimethylglyoxime: preparation and catalyst application in the synthesis of 2-amino-tetrahydro-4H-chromene-3-carbonitrile derivatives
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1  Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 1684613114, Iran
2  Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran

Abstract:

Hybrid materials constructed from two or more constituents provide new features and distinctive application which is not found in the single-part material. Spinel ferrites with general formula of AB2O4, where A and B represent a divalent metal ion (such as Zn(II), Ni(II), Cu(II),) and Fe(III) ions, appeared as efficient catalysts for the synthesis of organic compound. These magnetic nanoparticles have both the Lewis acid and the Lewis base sites in their structure. In present study, the ZnFe2O4 ferrite was prepared and modified with dimethylglyoxime to obtain magnetic ZnFe2O4@dimethylglyoxime hybrid catalyst. Dimethylglyoxime, N,N′-dihydroxy-2,3-utanediimine, is a dibasic acid substance which has been used as a chelating agent for divalent metal ions due to containing two nitrogen atoms and hydroxyl groups. Surface modification zinc ferrite with this dibasic acid substance produced bifunctional hybrid catalyst with increased active sites. In next step, prepared catalyst was applied in the synthesis of 2-amino-tetrahydro-4H-chromene-3-carbonitrile derivatives by condensation of dimedone, aromatic aldehydes and malononitrile in ethanol at room temperature. The present procedure offers some advantages such as simple procedure, mild reaction condition, short reaction times and retrievablity catalyst.

Keywords: Dimethylglyoxime; ZnFe2O4; multicomponent reaction; hybrid catalyst.
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