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Entangled nanofibrous copper: an efficient and high performance nanostructured catalyst in azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction and reduction of nitroarenes and aromatic aldehydes

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In this research, nanofibrous copper (0) was utilized as an efficient nanostructured catalyst in Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition reaction, reduction of nitrobenzenes to anilines and reduction of aromatic aldehydes to benzyl alcohols. Nanofibrous copper was prepared via dealloying of Cu–Zn powder and was characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, BET and EDS analyses. This catalyst produced very good results including high product yield, short reaction time and recyclability.

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    Maryam Mozafari Buhamidi, Soghra Ebadi, Narges Taheri & Soheil Sayyahi

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Saghanezhad, S.J., Buhamidi, M.M., Ebadi, S. et al. Entangled nanofibrous copper: an efficient and high performance nanostructured catalyst in azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction and reduction of nitroarenes and aromatic aldehydes. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 133, 897–911 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-021-02011-x

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