Nano CoFe2O4 supported antimony(iii) as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for one-pot three-component synthesis of multisubstituted pyrroles

Abstract

A novel magnetic nano-CoFe₂O₄ supported Sb ([CoFe₂O₄@SiO₂–DABCO–Sb]) was successfully constructed, which exhibited high catalytic activity for one-pot three-component synthesis of multisubstituted pyrroles in the reaction of amines, nitroolefin and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds. The magnetic heterogeneous catalyst could be easily recovered using an external magnet and reused many times without significant loss of catalytic activity.