Magnetically separable triazine-based Cu(ii)-vitamin B5 complex in nitromethane toward efficient heterogeneous cyanation reaction of aryl halides

In the current study, a highly efficient heterogeneous copper catalyst has been developed by supporting copper acetate on a magnetically separable triazine-vitamin B-5 system. After the successful characterization of the prepared nanoparticles by various techniques such as FT-IR, FE-SEM, EDX/MAP, XRD, TEM, TGA, VSM, and ICP-OES, the catalytic efficiency of them were evaluated in the cyanation reaction of aryl halides in the presence of nitromethane as a non-toxic and cost-effective cyanation source. The cyanation products were obtained in desirable yields. Notably, the magnetic nanocatalyst can be easily recovered and reused at least five times without a significant decrease in its performance.

Automated summary

A highly efficient heterogeneous copper catalyst was developed by supporting copper acetate on a magnetically separable triazine-vitamin B-5 system. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by various techniques and showed favorable catalytic efficiency in the cyanation reaction of aryl halides using nitromethane as a non-toxic and cost-effective cyanation source. The magnetic nanocatalyst could be easily recovered and reused multiple times without significant performance decrease.