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l-Arginine complex of copper on modified core–shell magnetic nanoparticles as reusable and organic–inorganic hybrid nanocatalyst for the chemoselective oxidation of organosulfur compounds

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In this paper, we report the fabrication and characterization of a stable heterogeneous nanostructure catalyst of copper immobilized on Fe3O4@SiO2@l-Arginine, for the oxidation of sulfides and oxidative coupling of thiols. The prepared nanocatalyst has been characterized by different techniques such as FTIR, XRD, SEM, TEM and TGA. These nanoparticles were the effective catalyst for selective oxidation of sulfides and oxidative coupling of thiols using 30% H2O2. The suggested method offers several prominent advantages such as mild condition, use of magnetically reusable catalyst, simple workup procedure, good to high yields of products and great selectivity.

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Nikoorazm, M., Moradi, P., Noori, N. et al. l-Arginine complex of copper on modified core–shell magnetic nanoparticles as reusable and organic–inorganic hybrid nanocatalyst for the chemoselective oxidation of organosulfur compounds. J IRAN CHEM SOC 18, 467–478 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-020-02040-8

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