Cesium carbonate supported on hydroxyapatite coated Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles as an efficient and green catalyst for the synthesis of pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles

Abstract

Abstract Cesium carbonate supported on hydroxyapatite coated Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles (Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4@Hap–Cs2CO3) was found to be magnetically separable, highly efficient, green and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst. The synthesized nanocatalyst has been characterized with several methods (FT-IR, SEM, TEM, XRD and XRF) and these analyzes confirmed which the cesium carbonate is well supported to catalyst surface. After full characterization, its catalytic activity was investigated in the synthesis of pyranopyrazole derivatives and the reactions were carried out at room temperature in 50:50 water/ethanol with excellent yields (88–95%). More importantly, the Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4@Hap–Cs2CO3 was easily separated from the reaction mixture by external magnetic field and efficiently reused at least six runs without any loss of its catalytic activity. Thus, the developed nanomagnetic base catalyst is potentially useful for the green and economic production of organic compounds.