Recent Developments in the Use of Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles as Catalysts in Organic Reactions

Title:Recent Developments in the Use of Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles as Catalysts in Organic Reactions

Volume: 2

Author(s): Babul Kalita, Saddam Iraqui, Gariyasee Dutta and Md. Harunar Rashid*

Affiliation:

• Department of Chemistry, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh 791 112, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Keywords: Spinel ferrites, Nanoparticles, Recyclability, Heterogeneous catalysis, Coupling reactions, Heterocycles.

Abstract:

The unique physicochemical properties, low cost, low toxicity, and size- and shape-dependent magnetic properties of the ferrite-based nanoparticles make them an indispensable choice of material for various applications, including catalysis.

The objective of this review is to summarize the results of the most widely used ferrite nanoparticles such as NiFe₂O₄, CuFe₂O₄, CoFe₂O₄, ZnFe₂O₄, and MnFe₂O₄ as catalysts in organic reactions such as C–X (X = N, O, and S) coupling, oxidation, and N-heterocycles formation reactions.

This review includes a well-summarized compilation of the most widely used nanostructured ferrites such as NiFe₂O₄, CuFe₂O₄, CoFe₂O₄, ZnFe₂O₄, and MnFe₂O₄ as heterogeneous catalysts in selected organic reactions such as C–X (X = N, O, and S) coupling, oxidation, and N-heterocycles formation reactions. The nanostructured magnetic ferrite catalysts are reliable and extremely effective and facilitate the quick separation of catalysts, making the process sustainable.

The presentation of the review has been proposed anticipating new perspectives and insight in the field of catalysis and to investigate further development of novel ferrite materials on an industrial scale for practical applications.

Cite this article as:

Kalita Babul, Iraqui Saddam, Dutta Gariyasee and Rashid Md. Harunar*, Recent Developments in the Use of Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles as Catalysts in Organic Reactions, Current Indian Science 2024; 2 : e2210299X312557 . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/012210299X312557240625064143