Ethylene diamine grafted nanoporous UiO-66 as an efficient basic catalyst in the multi-component synthesis of 2-aminithiophenes

This study demonstrates ED-UiO-66 as a novel and effective solid nanoporous basic catalyst prepared through the amine grafting onto the pores of UiO-66. The manufactured nanoparticles were identified by FT-IR, XRD, TGA, FESEM, TEM, CHN and BET and the characterization results certified formation of a single phase nanoporous substance with the medium grain size less than 90 nm. The synthesized material was employed as an efficient catalyst for the preparation of 2-aminotiophenes through the Gewald method. This thermochemically stable nanocatalyst was environmentally safe, reusable and economic. Therefore, this methodology can be simply extended for industrial goals.