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Tavan Kikhavani

Academic rank: Assistant Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Research

Title
A multidentate copper complex on magnetic biochar nanoparticles as a practical and recoverable nanocatalyst for the selective synthesis of tetrazole derivatives
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
copper complex,biochar nanoparticles,magnetic nanoparticles,tetrazole ,homoselective nanocatalyst
Year
2024
Journal Nanoscale Advances
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Researchers Marwan Majeed Maseer ، Tavan Kikhavani ، Bahman Tahmasbi

Abstract

Waste recycling, novel and easy methods of recycling catalysts, use of green solvents, use of selective catalysts and preventing the production of by-products are the most important principles of green chemistry and modern technology. Therefore, in this work, biochar nanoparticles (B-NPs) were synthesized by the pyrolysis of chicken manure as a novel method for waste recycling. Subsequently, the B-NPs were magnetized by Fe(0) nanoparticles to improve the easy recovery of biochar. Then, the surface of biochar magnetic nanoparticles (FeB-MNPs) was modified by (3-chloropropyl)trimethoxysilane (3Cl-PTMS). Finally, a multidentate copper complex of 2,2′-(propane-1,3-diylbis(oxy))dianiline (P.bis(OA)) was immobilized on the surface of modified FeB-MNPs, which was labeled as Cu-P.bis(OA)@FeB-MNPs. Cu-P.bis(OA)@FeB-MNPs was investigated as a commercial, homoselective, practical, and recyclable nanocatalyst in the synthesis of 5-substituted-1H-tetrazole compounds through the [3 + 2] cycloaddition of sodium azide (NaN3) and organo-nitriles in polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG-400) as a green solvent. Cu-P.bis(OA)@FeB-MNPs was characterized using wavelength dispersive X-ray (WDX) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), vibrating-sample magnetometer (VSM), atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and N2 adsorption–desorption (Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method) techniques. Cu-P.bis(OA)@FeB-MNPs was recovered and reused for several runs in the synthesis of tetrazoles.