Synthesis and characterization of immobilized Ni (II) complex on mesoporous TiO2 as a novel nanocatalyst and its application for the green synthesis of 1,8-dioxo-octahydroxanthenes
摘要
The present study aims at synthesizing nickel complex with 3,5-bis(2-benzothiazolyl) pyridine (BTP) ligand, supported on mesoporous TiO2 (Ni-BTP@m-TiO2). Firstly, mesoporous TiO2 (m-TiO2) was synthesized by sol–gel method. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide was used as a template agent in the preparation process of the mTiO2. Next, n-PrCl-M-TiO2 was prepared by functionalization of mesoporous TiO2 with Cl(CH2)3Si(OCH3)3. Then, nPrCl-m-TiO2 reacted with 3,5-bis(2-benzothiazolyl) pyridine to give BTP@m-TiO2. Finally, Ni was loaded onto the synthesized BTP@m-TiO2 to prepare Ni-BTP@m-TiO2. The structural and physicochemical properties of the prepared nanocomposite were characterized using XRD, SEM, TEM, FT-IR, TGA, EDX, elemental mapping, and BET analyses. Ni-BTP@m-TiO2. exhibited efficient catalytic activity in the synthesis of 1,8-dioxo-octahydroxanthenes via the condensation reaction of dimedone and aldehyde derivatives. Its recoverability was examined in several runs, which showed no appreciable loss after six runs.