Efficient preparation of boehmite silica dopamine sulfamic acid as a novel nanostructured compound and its application as a catalyst in some organic reactions

A novel type of recoverable boehmite nanocatalyst was prepared via immobilization of dopamine on the surface of boehmite followed by coating with silica and reacting with chlorosulfunic acid to obtain boehmite silica dopamine sulfamic acid (boehmite-Si-DSA). This compound was characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, TGA, XRD, TEM and SEM techniques. Boehmite-Si-DSA was used as an efficient, recoverable and thermally stable heterogeneous nanocatalyst for the preparation of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one, sulfoxides and disulfides. The catalyst was recovered by simple filtration and reused several times without significant loss of catalytic efficiency.