Ultrasonic accelerated coupling reaction using magnetically recyclable bis (propyl molononitril) Ni complex nanocatalyst: A novel, green and efficient synthesis of biphenyl derivatives.

A novel, green and rapid sonochemical research to preparation of the biphenyls was carried out through the coupling reaction between various aryl halides and phenylboronic acid by using bis(propyl malononitrile) Ni (0) complex (NiFe2 O4 @SiO2 -BPMN-Ni) as an efficient nano catalyst. The catalyst can be recycled via an external magnet and reused several times without considerable loss of its catalytic activity. Compare to the previous works, this procedure has advantages such as easy workup, high yields of products, environmentally benign and short reaction times. The novel nickel catalyst prepared and characterized by FT-IR, XRD, SEM, EDX, TGA and VSM techniques.