Silica@copper (SiO2@Cu) core-shell nanoparticles were synthesized and well characterized by XRD, TEM, AFM, XPS, UV/Vis, TGA-MS, and ICP-AES techniques. The synthesized SiO2@Cu core-shell nanoparticles were employed as catalysts for the conjugate addition of amines to alpha,beta-unsaturated compounds in water to obtain beta-amino carbonyl compounds in excellent yields in shorter reaction times. Furthermore, the catalyst works well for hetero-Michael addition reactions of heteroatom nucleophiles such as thiols to alpha,beta-unsaturated compounds. As the reaction is performed in water, it allows for easy recycling of the catalyst with consistent activity.
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Int J Mol Sci
December 2024
Department of Engineering and Technology of Chemical Processes, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
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Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, College of Chemistry and Materials, iChem (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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