Preparation of 2,3-disubstituted quinazoline-4(3H)-one derivatives in the presence of CuO/graphene oxide as an effective catalyst

Document Type : Research Paper

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Department of Chemistry, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran

Abstract

In this research, a series of 2,3-disubstituted quinazoline-4(3H)-one derivatives has been synthesized in high selectivity by one-pot multicomponent reaction through reflux method. The performance of various techniques was studied comparatively on the attributes of the product and catalyst by applying different characterized tests. The copper oxide/graphene oxide composites (CuO/GO nanocomposite) were well prepared using a co-precipitation method and characterized to confirm their structure and composition. According to the obtained data, the reflux method provides a mild process, and as a result, time and energy are saved. The reaction was efficiently promoted by 20 mg of CuO/GO composite as a robust and heterogeneous nano-sized catalyst. As expected, the proposed heterogeneous nano-sized catalyst that was designed and prepared, performed well promoting the studied products (up to 93%). High to excellent yield, saving energy and time, chemical/thermal stability, eco-friendliness, and reusability of nanocatlyst (5 runs) are several of the outstanding advantages of this research.

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