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The present investigation describes the preparation of a sodium niobate nanostructured material and the application of it as catalyst in condensation reactions. Well-defined NaNbO3 nanoplates were obtained via a basic hydrothermal process using Nb2O5·nH2O as starting material. The NaNbO3 nanostructured catalyst was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD), N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms, and hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR) analysis. The performance of NaNbO3 as a catalyst was evaluated in condensation reactions for the preparation of 2-arylidene indan-1,3-diones, C-3 functionalized isobenzofuran-1(3H)-ones, Meldrum’s acid derivatives, and a coumarin. The products obtained in these reactions present several important bioactivities and are useful building blocks in organic synthesis. The condensation reactions were run under microwave irradiation and without the use of solvents. The compounds prepared in the condensation reactions were purified by recrystallization and obtained with satisfactory yields and short reaction times. The catalyst can be recycled in the condensation processes.
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We are grateful to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG), and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). T.S.R. thanks FAPERJ (Grant number: E-26/201.431/2021) for the financial support. F.A.S. thanks FAPERJ for his fellowship. We are also grateful to the Center of Multidisciplinary Research (UFRJ-Caxias Campus) for the access to the electron microscopy facilities.
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da Silva, S.F., Silva, F.A.e., de Souza, A.P.M. et al. Preparation of NaNbO3 nanoplates and their application in the synthesis of arylidene indan-1,3-diones, functionalized C-3 isobenzofuranones and Meldrum’s acid derivatives. J Mater Sci 57, 1669–1688 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06725-0
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