C-C and C-S Coupling Catalyzed by Supported Cu(II) on Nano CoFe2O4

A new magnetically recoverable copper nanocatalyst was readily prepared and structurally characterized by FT-IR, SEM, EDX, X-ray map and XRD techniques. The prepared nanocatalyst exhibited efficient catalytic activity in C-C and C-S coupling reactions. The catalyst can be magnetically recovered after the reaction and can be reused for five times without appreciable decrease in activity.