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ijc-19.01.2024-3

Iranian Journal of Catalysis (IJC)

Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Ahmad Reza Massah

Online ISSN: 2345-4865

Print ISSN: 2252-0236

Publishes Quarterly

Review Article
Green synthesis of nickel oxide nanoparticles using plant extracts: an overview of their antibacterial, catalytic, and photocatalytic efficiency in the degradation of organic pollutants

In the past decade, numerous longitudinal studies have explored green chemistry and its applications in nanoparticle synthesis due to the toxicity associated with traditional methods. Among the various techniques for nanoparticle synthesis, the use of plant extracts in green synthesis has recently gained significant popularity. Green methods are particularly suitable for large-scale nanoparticle synthesis, offering […]

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Review Article
Green synthesis of nickel oxide nanoparticles using plant extracts: an overview of their antibacterial, catalytic, and photocatalytic efficiency in the degradation of organic pollutants

In the past decade, numerous longitudinal studies have explored green chemistry and its applications in nanoparticle synthesis due to the toxicity associated with traditional methods. Among the various techniques for nanoparticle synthesis, the use of plant extracts in green synthesis has recently gained significant popularity. Green methods are particularly suitable for large-scale nanoparticle synthesis, offering […]

Original Article
Efficient one-pot synthesis of pyrazoles catalyzed by nano-crystalline solid acid catalyst

An efficient and green protocol for the synthesis of pyrazoles derivatives by one-pot reaction of different 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with hydrazines/hydrazides has been developed using nano-sulfated zirconia, nano-structured ZnO, nano-g-alumina and nano-ZSM-5 zeolites, as the catalyst. The optical properties of the nano-structured catalysts and organic molecules were studied. The advantages of methods are short reaction times […]

Original Article
Green synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes in water using sulfonic acid functionalized silica (SiO2-Pr-SO3H)

Bis(indolyl)methanes are important group of bioactive metabolites of terrestrial and marine regions. They were synthesized by different methods. Herein, a clean, one-pot synthesis of bis(indolyl)methane derivatives by cyclo-condensation reaction of indole and various aldehydes using Sulfonic acid functionalized silica (SiO2-Pr-SO3H) in aqueous media is reported. The advantages of this new method were simple operation, good […]

Original Article
Application of SBA-Pr-SO3H as a solid acid nanoreactor in the Biginelli reaction

Sulfonic acid functionalized nanoporous silica (SBA-Pr-SO3H) with a pore size of 6 nm catalyzed three component coupling of aromatic aldehydes, urea and ethyl acetoacetate to afford the corresponding dihydropyrimidinones under solvent free condition. This new protocol for Biginelli reaction has important advantages such as green synthesis, short reaction time, easy isolation and high yields of […]

Original Article
Sulfamic acid: A green and efficient catalyst for synthesis of mono-, bis-, and spiro- perimidines

Mild and applicable synthesis of mono-, bis-, and spiro- perimidines is demonstrated in high yields via the condensation of 1,8-diaminonaphthalene and aldehydes or ketones in the presence of sulfamic acid as a green and highly efficient catalyst. This environmentally benign and clean synthetic pathway offers several advantages, such as high yields, short reaction times and […]

Original Article
Tungstophosphoric acid embedded magnetic chitosan as a green catalyst for the synthesis of N-cyclohexyl-3-aryl quinoxaline-2-amines

In the present study, a novel catalyst was well designed by incorporating the tungstophosphoric acid into the magnetic chitosan, as highly stable composite, in which the iron oxides were used the strong super-magnetic core. The prepared composite was characterized by several methods, including FTIR, XRD, SEM, TEM and EDS and its catalytic activity was examined […]

Original Article
A novel and eco-friendly o-phenylendiamine stabilized on silica-coated magnetic nanocatalyst for the synthesis of indenoquinoline derivatives under ultrasonic-assisted solvent-free conditions

In this study, a novel and environmentally benign o-phenylendiamine stabilized on silica-coated Fe3O4 magnetic nanocatalyst (Fe3O4@SiO2@propyltriethoxysilane@o-phenylendiamine-SO3H/HCl) as a hybrid magnetic organometallic nanocatalyst has been synthesized. After that, the structure of this new catalyst was completely characterized via Fourier transforms infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), atomic force microscopy (AFM), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) images, energy […]

Original Article
Synthesis of dihydrofurans using biosynthesized CuO nanoparticles

The preparation of trans-dihydrofurans has been achieved by a one-pot condensation reaction of 4-bromophenacyl bromide, aromatic aldehydes and 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione using biosynthesized CuO nanoparticles under reflux conditions in ethanol. CuO nanoparticles (CuO NPs) were prepared using extractof leaves of Ajuga chamaecistus Subsp. Scoparia. The key advantages of this process are the diastereoselective synthesis, reusability of the […]

Original Article
Inorganic-organic hybrid nanomaterial (Fe3O4@SiO2-AQ): A retrievable heterogeneous catalyst for the green synthesis of 4H-chromenes

Preparation of 4-aminiquinaldine grafted on silica-coated nano-Fe3O4 particles (Fe3O4@SiO2-AQ) as a novel retrievable heterogeneous nanocatalyst is described. This novel hybrid nanomaterial was applicated for the green synthesis of substituted 2-amino-4H-chromenes via the one-pot condensation reaction of an aldehyde, malononitrile and α-naphthol/β-naphthol/phenol under solvent-free condition. Eco-friendly method, high yield and purity of the desired products, short […]