Copper Schiff base complex immobilized on silica‐coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles: a recoverable and efficient catalyst for synthesis of polysubstituted pyrroles

Abstract

In this work, a copper Schiff base complex immobilized on silica‐coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles is synthesized, and studied as a highly efficient, recyclable, green and heterogeneous catalyst for the preparation of polysubstituted pyrroles under solvent‐free and mild conditions. This new catalyst was characterized by different techniques, such as Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR), X‐ray powder diffraction (XRD), field‐emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDX), inductively coupled plasma (ICP) and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). The simple and environmentally one‐pot multicomponent condensation of nitromethane, an aryl aldehyde, a 1,3‐dicarbonyl compound and an amine in the presence of above catalyst affords the title compounds at room temperature. At the end, we compared the results for the synthesis of polysubstituted pyrroles in the presence of our nanocatalyst with previously reported catalysts in the literature.