Preparation and Characterization of NiCoFe2O4 Nanoparticles as an Effective Catalyst for the Synthesis of Trisubstituted Imidazole Derivatives Under Solvent-free Conditions

In this study, NiCoFe2O4 nanoparticles were prepared and used as a reactive catalyst for the synthesis of trisubstituted imidazoles. The multicomponent reactions of aromatic aldehydes, benzil and ammonium acetate were carried out under solvent-free and conventional heating conditions. In this reaction, some imidazole derivatives with high purity, short reaction times and high yields were obtained. The prepared nanocatalyst was characterized by FT-IR, XRD, EDX, VSM and SEM techniques. Moreover, the organic products were identified by melting point, FT-IR and 1H NMR analyzes.