- Received: November, 9, 2017
- DOI 10.26902/JSC20180729
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Fardood S.Taghavi
1 , Ramazani A.
1,2 , Golfar Z.
1, Joo S.W.
3
1 Department of Chemistry, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
2 Research Institute of Modern Biological Techniques, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
3 School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
In this work, we report
the synthesis, characterization, and catalytic evaluation of Ni—Cu—Zn ferrite
using tragacanth gum as a biotemplate and metal nitrates as the metal source by
the sol-gel method without using any organic chemicals. The sample is
characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy (FTIR), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), scanning electron
microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). The powder XRD
analysis reveals the formation of cubic-phase ferrite MNPs with an average
particle size of 20 nm. The magnetic analysis reveals that the Ni—Cu—Zn
ferrite nanoparticles have ferromagnetic behavior at room temperature with a
saturation magnetization of 52.76 emu/g. The catalytic activity of
Ni—Cu—Zn ferrite MNPs is evaluated for the synthesis of
2,4,6,8,10,12-hexabenzyl-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazatetracyclo [5.5.0.05,9.03,11]dodecane
(HBIW) under ultrasonic irradiation. Mild reaction conditions, short reaction
times, the use of an economically convenient catalyst, and excellent product
yields are the advantageous features of this method. The catalyst could be
easily recycled and reused few times without a noticeable decrease in the
catalytic activity.
Keywords: ferrite, tragacanth gum, natural gel, hexabenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane (HBIW), ultrasonic irradiation