An efficient, reusable heterogeneous Ceria pramoted lanthanum catalyst developed for the synthesis of (e)-1-(Arylmethylene)-2-phenylhydrazines

Abstract

An efficient, reusable heterogeneous ceria promoted Lanthanum catalyst was developed for the synthesis of (E)-1-(Arylmethylene)-2-phenylhydrazine derivatives by condensation of aromatic aldehydes and phenyl hydrazine under solvent-free condition. The catalyst was characterized by using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface Area, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry (EDS) and UV-Visible DRS.