Vol. 7, Issue 1 (2018)

Author(s):
Sudarshan D Tapsale, KM Jadhav, DV Mane and SG Patil

Abstract:
In the present work, the magnetic properties and catalytic properties of the CuFe₂O₄ nanoparticles have presented. The wet chemical synthesis technique was employed for the synthesis of CuFe₂O₄ catalyst. The crystallinity and phase purity of the CuFe₂O₄ nanoparticles were checked by the X-ray diffraction technique. The magnetic properties of the prepared copper ferrite catalyst were studied by pulse field hysteresis loop tracer technique at room temperature. The catalytic studies on the copper ferrite catalyst were carried for the preparation of biaryls of boronic acids using different solvents like methanol, THF, ethanol etc by a typical procedure. Copper ferrite was found to be a highly active catalyst for the Suzuki coupling reaction between arylboronic acids. The catalyst could be recovered easily by applying an external magnetic field.