Fe3O4-Cu Photocatalyst for Chemoselective Reduction of 5-Nitroisopthalic Acid

Fe₃O₄-Cu Photocatalyst for Chemoselective Reduction of 5-Nitroisopthalic Acid

Digvijay Chougule^a, Komal Patil^a, Paurnima Desai^a, Anand Sawant^b and Suryabala Sawant^a,*

^aSchool of Nanoscience and Biotechnology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416004, India.

^bDepartment of Chemistry, Sanjay Ghodawat University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416118, India.

Abstract: The spherical shaped Fe₃O₄-Cu nanocomposite was synthesized by a simple chemical reduction method by using L-arginine as a linker. The resultant Fe₃O₄-Cu nanocomposite was characterised and used for chemoselective reduction of 5-nitroisopthallic acid in the presence of sodium borohydride by UV-Visible spectrophotometric method. Fe₃O₄-Cu photocatalyst is cost-effective, easily recyclable, and do not affect environmental conditions. Also, we compared the catalysis study of Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles and Fe₃O₄-Cu nanocomposite for reduction of 5-nitroisopthallic acid. Fe₃O₄-Cu nanocomposite showed better catalytic activity than Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles. The unique properties of Fe₃O₄-Cu nanocomposite make an ideal platform for catalysis, sensing applications and in green chemistry.

Keywords: Fe₃O₄-Cu, Photocatalyst, 5-Nitroisophthalic Acid, 5-Aminoisopthalic acid, Catalytic reduction.