Design of a graphene oxide-SnO₂ nanocomposite with superior catalytic efficiency for the synthesis of β-enaminones and β-enaminoesters

Abstract

A graphene oxide (GO)-SnO 2 -based nanocomposite was synthesized by decorating the graphene oxide surface with SnO 2 nanoparticles via a solvothermal process. The nanocomposite was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), FT-Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Field-emission Scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and N 2 adsorption/ desorption study. The FE-SEM and TEM images demonstrate the uniform distribution of the SnO 2 nanoparticles on the GO surface and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) confirms an average particle size of 8-12 nm. The GO-SnO 2 nanocomposite has been found to be an extremely efficient catalyst for the synthesis of b-enaminones and b-enaminoesters in methanol solvent and also, in solventless conditions. The GO-SnO 2 nanocomposites exhibited synergistically more superior catalytic efficiency compared to pure graphene oxide and SnO 2 nanoparticles. The reaction conditions were optimized by changing different parameters such as catalyst, solvent, catalyst loading, and temperature. It has been found that the catalyst gave higher activity under solventless conditions than methanol. The GO-SnO 2 composite was recycled for up to four cycles with minimal loss in activity. Fig. 3 (a) XPS survey spectra of GO-SnO 2 nanocomposite, (b) Sn 3d core level XPS spectra of GO-SnO 2 nanocomposite, (c) C 1s XPS spectra of GO and (d) C 1s XPS spectra GO-SnO 2 nanocomposite. 39196 | RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 39193-39204 This journal is

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