Iron Oxide-Supported Copper Oxide Nanoparticles (Nanocat-Fe-CuO): Magnetically Recyclable Catalysts for the Synthesis of Pyrazole Derivatives, 4-Methoxyaniline, and Ullmann-type Condensation Reactions

An efficient and benign protocol is reported for the synthesis of medicinally important pyrazole derivatives, 4-methoxyaniline, and Ullmann-type condensation reaction using magnetically separable and reusable magnetite-supported copper (nanocat-Fe-CuO) nanoparticles under mild conditions. Nanoparticles with average size of 20–30 nm have been synthesized using simple impregnation techniques in aqueous medium from readily available inexpensive starting materials and were recycled six times without loss in catalytic activity.