Green synthesis of cupric oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) has been promoted as an environmentally-friendly, cost-effective and high yield method. The CuO NPs have been synthesized by reducing copper sulphate using an aqueous flower extract of Clitoria ternatea. The UV-visible peak observed at 251 nm confirmed the formation of CuO NPs. The optical bandgap energy value […]
A novel organic-inorganic hybrid magnetic nanomaterial, namely nano-[Fe3O4@SiO2@R-NMe2][FeCl4] (nano-[FSRN][FeCl4]) was prepared, and characterized by EDX, elemental mapping, FE-SEM, FT-IR, XRD, VSM, TG and DTG analyses. Then, it was applied as a highly efficient and magnetically recyclable catalyst for the solvent-free synthesis of bis-coumarins from 4-hydroxycoumarin (2 eq.) and arylaldehydes (1 eq.). NMe2 is a basic […]
ZnO nano particles and Cu modified ZnO nano composites have been prepared by simple, facile hydrothermal approach. The novelty of this work was the use of aqueous methanolic solution (50:50 ratio) as the solvent of reaction, while zinc chloride was used as the precursor of ZnO NPs and Cu- modified ZnO nano composites. XRD results […]
Synthesis of organic compounds using some natural compounds as catalysts has gained more attention in recent decades. With respect to the importance of these procedures, the synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]chromene and pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives using vitamin B12 by a one-pot reaction of malononitrile, benzaldehydes and 4-hydroxycumarine or 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid is reported.
The oxidation process of benzylic halides especially benzylic bromide to corresponding carbonyl compounds such as aldehydes and ketones is a worthwhile and important organic reaction in industrial and laboratory synthetic organic chemistry. In the present study, an efficient and novel method to obtain carbonyl compounds using benzyl bromide with a catalytic amount of chromium complexes […]
An efficient electrocatalyst was developed based on silver nanoparticles/multi walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite modified glassy carbon electrode (AgNPs/MWCNTs/GCE) by controlled electrodeposition and continuous double-potential pulses to test the high explosive cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine (HMX) using cyclic voltammetry method. The electrochemical behavior of the system in various pHs was studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), […]
In this study, a simple technique was used for synthesizing one-dimensional ZnO/Fe2O3/Fe3O4 nanostructures (NSs) through heat treatment under vacuum by using a magnetic field at a temperature of 200 °C for 1 h. The photocatalytic effect of the NSs were studied by decomposing methyl orange (MO) dye (5 mg/L, pH = 8.1) under ultraviolet illumination. […]
Cuprous oxide nanocubes (Cu2O NCBs) were successfully functionalized with graphene quantum dots (GQDs) to form GQDs/Cu2O NCBs composites material with highly plasmonic property and photocatalytic activity. Herein, GQDs were synthesized by a hydrothermal method at 190°C for 8 h using natural sources of wheat flour and ascorbic acid as precursors and reducing agents, respectively. Cu2O […]
One of the foremost inescapable impediments that industrial sectors face is to remove organic pollutants, which affected nature and threatened the existence of species per se. Nanoscale magnetic ferrites are considerable materials for removing the majority of organic dyes due to their unique properties and high potential photocatalytic activity. Their photocatalytic performance in semiconductor nanocrystals […]
Milad Mohammadi Rasooll was born in Hamedan, Iran in 1995. He received his B.Sc. in pure Chemistry (2018) from Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran. He is pursuing a M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Mohammad Ali Zolfigol. His research interest is the synthesis, characterization and applications of homogeneous and heterogeneous reagents and catalysts […]