L-Proline has been successfully anchored on the surface of magnetic nanoparticles and characterized using powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. These nanoparticles as a chiral catalyst have been employed to promote the direct asymmetric Mannich reaction. The corresponding products are obtained in high yields with high level of diastereoselectivity (up to 99:1 dr) in the presence of Fe 3 O 4 -L-proline. Also this heterogeneous catalyst can be recovered easily and reused many times without significant loss of its catalytic activity.
Magnetically separable Fe3O4 nanoparticles supply environmentally friendly procedure for the synthesis of 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthene and 1,8-dioxo-octahydro-xanthene derivatives. These compounds were obtained in high yields and short reaction times by the reaction of dimedone and 2-naphthol with various aromatic aldehydes under solvent-free conditions. The catalyst coluld be easily recovered using an external magnet and reused for six cycles with almost consistent activity
Preparation of chitosan nanoparticles (CS-NPs) was examined from shrimp shells for their catalytic activity. The yield of crude chitosan was 87.8%. The structure of chitosan nanoparticles was determined by FT-IR, SEM and XRD analysis. Then, diastereoselective synthesis of dihydropyrroles was done using chitosan nanoparticles in water under ultrasonic irradiation. This polymeric nanocatalyst could be used instead of the old toxic commercial organic basic catalysts and could be readily isolated from the reaction mixture and recycled several times without significant loss of catalytic activity.
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