The application of MNPs-Ag catalysts in organic synthesis

Abstract

A green and economical catalyst should have certain characteristics such as low preparation cost, high activity, excellent selectivity, high stability, simple separation and good recyclability. One of the important issues in catalysis that has been considered in recent years is the immobilization of transition metal complexes on the surface of magnetic nanoparticles. Magnetic nanocatalysts are easily separated from the reaction mixture through an external magnetic field. Amongst transition metals, silver (Ag) has a special place in catalyst science. During the last decade, preparation and silver complexes stabilized on the surface of magnetic nanoparticles and their applications as catalyst in various organic reactions such as coupling, oxidation, reduction and multicomponent reactions. In this review, we discussed on MNPs-Ag catalysts and their activity in chemical reactions.

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Keywords:

• Magnetic nanoparticles
• silver (Ag)
• magnetic nanocatalysts
• simple separation
• good recyclability

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Funding

This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China [No. 2017JJ5030], the Hunan Vocational College Education and teaching reform research project [No. ZJGB2016059], the Special project of Hunan Social Science Fund Pedagogy [No.XSJ17B38] and Foundation of Hunan Vocational College of Technology [No. KJ16101].