Synthesis and characterization of a green and recyclable arginine-based palladium/CoFeO nanomagnetic catalyst for efficient cyanation of aryl halides.

The utilization of magnetic nanoparticles in the fields of science and technology has gained considerable popularity. Among their various applications, magnetic nanoparticles have been predominantly employed in catalytic processes due to their easy accessibility, recoverability, effective surface properties, thermal stability, and low cost. In this particular study, cyanuric chloride and arginine were utilized to synthesize an arginine-based oligomeric compound (ACT), which was supported on cobalt ferrite, resulting in a green catalyst with high activity and convenient recyclability for the cyanation reaction of aryl halides.