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. 2021 Dec 14;11:23967. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-03485-4

Design and synthesis of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 as a new and efficient mesoporous magnetic catalyst in carbon–carbon cross-coupling reactions

Zahra Moradi 1, Arash Ghorbani-Choghamarani 2,✉
PMCID: PMC8671489  PMID: 34907281

Abstract

In this paper, a new type of mesoporous material based on KIT-6 has been introduced. In this aim, magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles and mesoporous silica KIT-6 have been combined to obtain mesoporous MNPs. The prepared magnetic mesoporous catalyst has been applied in different carbon–carbon cross-coupling reactions including Mizoroki–Heck, Suzuki–Miyaura, and Stille reactions. This magnetic mesoporous compound is characterized by various techniques including FT-IR, BET, VSM, SEM, XRD, and TGA.

Subject terms: Catalysis, Organic chemistry

Introduction

Mesoporous materials are solid and porous compounds with nanometer pore sizes and very high available surfaces area. These porous materials are made of two parts: cavities and walls. In the last few years, a different category of porous materials has been recognized and introduced to chemistry science, such as silica structures, metal oxides, silicon nanopores, carbon nanotubes, and porous carbon. The regular and porous silica structures were discovered in the 1990s1–3. High specific level, selectivity, shape, and size are the most significant characteristics of these materials, which convert them to critical materials with a wide range of applications such as catalysis, filtration and isolation etc.4,5. Major applications of nanopores in chemistry are their use in the manufacture of chemical sensors and application as a surface for the stabilization of chemical and biochemical catalysts. The development of these materials in the future depends on the manufacture of engineered and controlled porosity for the given applications6–10. Based on the size of the channel diameters, nanoporous materials are divided into three main categories: macroporous, mesoporous and microporous. The most important members of mesoporous, which are named as M41S family, include MCM-41, MCM-48, and MCM-50 mesopores11,12.

The KIT-6 structure is a relatively new structure of mesoporous silica, which has first been synthesized by Rio et al. in 2003 that has a cubic bilateral structure of Ia3d symmetry and cylindrical cavities and the advantage of this structure compared to other silica structures is the higher cavities volumes13,14. This three-dimensional silica grid can be a suitable host for various components, which can easily enter the cavity and spread out. KIT-6 has been recognized with wide applications including electrical, catalytic, and isolation applications15–18.

One of the most important chemists’ achievements is the discovery of the carbon–carbon coupling reactions in the presence of a complex containing transition metal such as copper, palladium, nickel, and iron. Among transition metals complexes, palladium is one of the best choices, due to its simple complex preparation, high activity, and selectivity in coupling reactions19–24. In organic chemistry science, a variety of coupling reaction systems has been discovered, designed, and introduced: Heck reaction25, Suzuki reaction26, Negishi reaction27, Stille reaction28, Sonogashira reaction25, Kumada coupling26, Hiyama coupling reaction27, and Buchwald–Hartwig reaction29. Among them, Stille (coupling reaction of a tin organic compound with an electro-friendly organic compound)30, Suzuki (coupling reaction of a phenylboronic acid derivative with various aryl halides)31, and Heck reaction (coupling reaction of aryl of various halides with alkenes)32 are main and generally applicable methods for the construction of carbon–carbon bonds33,34. Herein we have synthesized a new immobilized palladium complex on the modified magnetic mesoporous material (Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0) that acts as a versatile catalyst in cross-coupling reactions.

Result and discussion

Preparation and characterization of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0

For the synthesis of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 catalyst, first Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation method35. Subsequently, it was coated by KIT-6 to synthesize Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6 nanoparticles. In the next step, obtained Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6 modified by (3-chloropropyl) triethoxysilane. Finally, to obtain the final catalyst Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6-nPrNH2 condensed with dithizone followed by coordination with palladium as outlined in Fig. 1.

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Stepwise preparation of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0.

After designing and fabricating Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0, the structure of this magnetic mesoporous material is characterized by various techniques.

To consider the morphology of prepared magnetic mesoporous material, SEM (scanning electron microscopy) was applied. As it can be seen in Fig. 2, Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 particles are spherical with nano-sized particles.

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SEM images of the Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 at different magnification.

Porosity analysis of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 studied by nitrogen absorption–desorption technique. Based on this analysis, the specific surface area of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 (aSBET) was 71.477 m2/g, its monolayer capacity (Vm) was 16.422 cm3 (STP) g−1 and the total pore volume of the prepared magnetic mesoporous compound was 0.1188 cm3/g. The specific surface area was calculated by the Langmuir isotherm. Langmuir isotherm (Fig. 3) illustrated as,lang = 415.1 m2/g and Vm = 95.372 cm3 (stp) g−1, respectively. Furthermore, the calculations related to BJH diagram from the adsorption and desorption branch of the nitrogen adsorption curve indicated that the pore sizes in these compounds were the same and the average pore diameter of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 is 2.41 nm.

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N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0.

To measure the exact amount of loaded Pd on the surface of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ nanoparticles, induced coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy technique was used, which based on this technique, the exact amount of Pd is 1.069 × 10–3 mol/g.

The XRD pattern of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 nanoparticles is displayed in Fig. 4. As it can be seen, the XRD pattern of synthesized nanoparticle shows characteristic peaks at 2θ = 25.86°, 30.46°, 35.71°, 43.46°, 53.86°, 57.01°, 62.86, and 74.16° that are related to Fe3O4 and the extent peak appearing in 2θ of 20.26° are related to the presence of a silica layer around the nanoparticles. The corresponding peaks at 2θ = 39.91°, 45.16° and 66.86° 2θ is correspondence to Pd particles. These pieces of evidence show that Pd is well stabilized on the nanocatalyst36,37.

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The XRD pattern of the Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0.

The TGA diagram for magnetic mesoporous material (Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0) is shown in Fig. 5. Based on this analysis, the first weight loss under 200 °C (about 10%) is related to the evaporation of physically adsorbed solvents and water. The second weight loss, which is about 9.5%, is between 200 to 800 °C related to the removal of organic moieties on the surface of magnetic mesoporous support. The final weight loss is related to the phase change of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 nanoparticles.

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TGA thermogram of the Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0.

The magnetic properties of the synthesized Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 were investigated by VSM analysis. As displayed in Fig. 6, the magnetic property of nanocatalyst is 3.67 emu/g, which reflects this fact, the nanoparticle surface is coated with SiO2 and organic groups. Nevertheless, by applying an external magnetic field, the catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction mixture.

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Magnetization curves for Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 at room temperature.

The FT-IR spectra of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6 (a), Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@CPTES (b), Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ (c), Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 (d) and recovered Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 (e) are shown in Fig. 7. The FT-IR spectra of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6 (Fig. 7a) indicated several bands at 463 cm−1, 637 cm−1, which is related to stretching vibration of Fe–O bond, and a sharp peak at 1079 cm−1 belong to stretching vibration of Si–O–Si bond, two peaks at 1634 cm−1 and 3433 cm−1 related to bending vibration and stretching vibration OH groups, respectively. Several peaks about 2900 cm−1 are related to C–H stretching vibration and the bending vibration for Si–O–Si bond appears at 1078 cm−1 in the IR spectra of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@CPTES (Fig. 7b). In the next spectra (Fig. 7c) the observed peaks at 3436 cm−1 and 1650 cm−1 are related to N–H and C=N bonds, also the observed peak at 1391 cm−1 is belongs to the stretching vibration of C=S bond. The shifting of C=N peak from 1650 to 1634 cm−1 in IR spectra of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd (Fig. 7d) indicating that palladium was successfully coordinated to dithizone. The FT-IR spectra of recovered Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 (Fig. 7e), after the four times recovery, do not show any significant change with the fresh catalyst.

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The FT-IR spectra of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6 (a), Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@CPTES (b), Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ (c), Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 (d) and recovered Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 (e).

Catalytic studies

Mizoroki–Heck cross-coupling reaction

After the characterization of the prepared magnetic mesoporous material, the catalytic activity of this compound was studied in carbon–carbon bond formation reactions.

Initially, the catalytic activity of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 was examined in Heck reaction. To obtain optimal conditions for this C–C cross-coupling reaction, the reaction of iodobenzene and butyl acrylate was investigated as a model reaction. The reaction was examined in the presence of various solvents such as PEG, DMF, DMSO, CH3CN, different bases (KOH, NaOH, Na2CO3, Li2CO3), and different values of catalysts (4, 5, and 6 mg) at various temperature conditions.

The highest yield of product (95%) was obtained in PEG as the solvent, 3 mmol of K2CO3 as the base and 5 mg of catalyst at 100 °C (Table 1).

Table 1.

Optimization conditions of Mizoroki–Heck cross-coupling reaction of iodobenzene and butyl acrylate. Significant values are in bold.

Entry Solvent Base Base (mmol) Catalyst (mg) Temperature (°C) Time (min) Yield (%)a
1 PEG K2CO3 3 5 100 35 95
2 DMSO K2CO3 3 5 100 35 67
3 DMF K2CO3 3 5 100 35 65
4 CH3CN K2CO3 3 5 Reflux 35 59
5 PEG KOH 3 5 100 35 53
6 PEG Na2CO3 3 5 100 35 76
7 PEG Li2CO3 3 5 100 35 61
8 PEG NaOH 3 5 100 35 45
9 PEG K2CO3 3 6 100 35 96
10 PEG K2CO3 3 4 100 35 54
11 PEG K2CO3 1.5 5 100 35 63
12 PEG K2CO3 3 5 120 35 96
13 PEG K2CO3 3 5 80 35 65
14 PEG K2CO3 3 5 60 35 33
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aIsolated yield.

To develop the efficiency of described catalyst a variety of aryl halides reacted with butyl acrylate under obtained optimal reaction conditions (Scheme 1).

Scheme 1.

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Mizoroki–Heck cross-coupling reaction.

The results are summarized in Table 2. As it can be seen, aryl iodides are not significantly different from aryl bromides and chlorides in terms of the reaction yields, and only the reaction time with aryl bromides and aryl chlorides is slightly longer.

Table 2.

Mizoroki–Heck cross-coupling reaction in the presence of a catalytic amount of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0.

Entry X R Time (min) Yield (%)a M.P (°C) TON TOF (h−1)
1 I H 35 95 Oil38 177.73 304.85
2 I 4-CH3 20 92 Oil38 172.123 516.88
3 I 4-OCH3 15 90 Oil30 168.381 673.52
4 Br 4-OCH3 40 90 Oil38 168.381 252.825
5 Br 4-CH3 75 87 Oil38 162.768 130.215
6 Br H 130 85 Oil38 159.027 61.164
7 Br 4-Cl 145 89 Oil39 166.510 68.92
8 Br 4-NO2 180 85 60–6138 159.027 53.009
9 Cl H 270 79 Oil31 147.801 32.844
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aIsolated yield.

Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction

To consider more activity of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 as the catalyst, the activity of the described catalyst was studied in the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction. The optimization experiment initiated the reaction of iodobenzene with phenylboronic acid in different conditions as a model substrate. Reaction conditions including base, solvent, temperature, the amount of catalyst were screened and the results are summarized in Table 3. The results demonstrated that the highest efficiency was achieved in Ethanol as the solvent, K2CO3 (2.5 mmol), and was 5 mg of catalyst at 75 °C.

Table 3.

Optimization of Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of iodobenzene and phenylboronic acid. Significant values are in bold.

Entry Solvent Base Base (mmol) Catalyst (mg) Temperature (°C) Time (min) Yield (%)a
1 PEG K2CO3 2.5 5 75 12 90
2 EtOH K2CO3 2.5 5 75 12 95
3 DMF K2CO3 2.5 5 75 12 48
4 CH3CN K2CO3 2.5 5 75 12 59
5 EtOH KOH 2.5 5 75 12 89
6 EtOH Na2CO3 2.5 5 75 12 71
7 EtOH NaOH 2.5 5 75 12 78
8 EtOH K2CO3 3 5 75 10 95
9 EtOH K2CO3 2 5 75 12 81
10 EtOH K2CO3 2.5 7 75 10 93
11 EtOH K2CO3 2.5 6 75 12 92
12 EtOH K2CO3 2.5 4 75 12 69
13 EtOH K2CO3 2.5 5 60 12 76
14 EtOH K2CO3 2.5 5 45 12 51
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aIsolated yield.

The optimal conditions were applied for the reaction of a wide variety of aryl halides with phenylboronic acid (Scheme 2); the results are presented in Table 4.

Scheme 2.

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Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction.

Table 4.

Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction in the presence of a catalytic amount of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0.

Entry X R Time (min) Yield (%)a M.P (°C) TON TOF (h−1)
1 I H 12 95 68–6940 177.73 888.65
2 I 4-CH3 8 96 46–4841 179.607 1347.39
3 I 4-OCH3 6 96 86–8742 179.607 1796.07
4 Br 4-OH 25 96 162–16543 179.607 431.747
5 Br 4-OCH3 30 95 88–8944 177.73 355.46
6 Br 4-CH3 40 94 45–4841 175.865 264.062
7 Br 3-OCH3 40 94 88–9031 175.865 264.062
8 Br H 55 92 68–7045 172.123 187.907
9 Br 4-Cl 70 92 69–7144 172.123 147.618
10 Br 4-NO2 90 92 113–11445 172.123 114.748
11 Cl H 180 84 67–6840 157.156 52.385
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aIsolated yield.

Stille cross-coupling reaction

Herein in the final part of this research project, Stille cross-coupling reaction of various aryl halides and triphenyl tin chloride was investigated in the presence of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0. The reaction parameters (including solvent, temperature, type, and amount of base as well as the amount of catalyst) were considered for the cross-coupling of iodobenzene and triphenyl tin chloride. As is evident from Table 5 the highest product yield was obtained in PEG as solvent. Also, the highest yield and the shortest time for mentioned cross-coupling reaction was obtained using K2CO3 as the base, 6 mg of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 at 80 °C.

Table 5.

Optimization of Stille cross-coupling reaction of iodobenzene and triphenyl tin chloride. Significant values are in bold.

Entry Solvent Base Base (mmol) Catalyst (mg) Temperature (°C) Time (min) Yield (%)a
1 PEG K2CO3 3 6 80 35 94
2 DMSO K2CO3 3 6 80 35 64
3 DMF K2CO3 3 6 80 35 67
4 EtOH K2CO3 3 6 Reflux 35 60
5 CH3CN K2CO3 3 6 80 35 55
6 PEG KOH 3 6 80 35 75
7 PEG Na2CO3 3 6 80 35 71
8 PEG NaOH 3 6 80 35 68
9 PEG K2CO3 1.5 6 80 35 59
10 PEG K2CO3 3 7 80 32 94
11 PEG K2CO3 3 5 80 35 86
12 K2CO3 K2CO3 3 6 100 30 93
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aIsolated yield.

To spread out the application of described catalyst in Stille reaction; triphenyl tin chloride reacted with a variety of aryl halides (including chloride, bromide, and iodide) under optimal conditions (Scheme 3). The results including yields and reaction times brought in Table 6.

Scheme 3.

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Stille reaction by Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0.

Table 6.

Stille cross-coupling reaction in the presence of a catalytic amount of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0.

Entry X R Time (min) Yield (%)a M.P (°C) TON TOF (h−1)
1 I H 35 94 68–6944 175.865 301.655
2 I 4-CH3 35 92 43–4544 172.121 288.819
3 I 4-OCH3 20 90 85–8642 168.381 505.65
4 Br 4-OH 55 89 162–16343 166.510 181.78
5 Br 4-OCH3 60 88 84–8642 164.639 164.639
6 Br 4-CH3 70 85 42–4343 159.027 95.454
7 Br 3-OCH3 75 87 86–8831 162.768 139.596
8 Br H 100 90 69–7044 168.381 101.069
9 Br 4-Cl 110 89 69–7042 166.510 90.989
10 Br 4-NO2 125 88 112–11445 164.639 79.039
11 Cl H 240 74 68–6944 138.447 34.611
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aIsolated yield.

In order to compare the catalytic performance of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 with the previously reported catalysts, the results of coupling of phenylboronic acid with iodobenzene by the previously reported methods are shown in Table 7. In this comparison, various parameters such as reaction time, reaction conditions, and efficiency with other catalysts were compared. In this work, the C–C bond formation reaction is performed in ethanol as a green solvent and this catalyst almost shows a shorter reaction time and higher performance than the other catalysts.

Table 7.

Comparison of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 with other catalysts for Suzuki–Miyaura reaction using iodobenzene and phenylboronic acid.

Entry Catalyst Conditions Time Yield (%) References
1 Fe3O4@SiO2-T-Se/Pd (II) K2CO3, EtOH: H2O, 60 °C 30 min 95 46
2 Pd-AcAc-Am-Fe3O4@SiO2 K2CO3, DMF: H2O, 80 °C 1 h 96 47
3 Fe3O4@SiO2‑APTMS‑SAL‑Pd Na2CO3, EtOH: H2O, 75 °C 15 min 98 48
4 GO/Fe3O4/PAMPS/Pd K2CO3, EtOH: H2O, 80 °C 2 h 100 49
5 Pd/Fe3O4/r-GO K2CO3, H2O, reflux 15 min  > 99 50
6 Pd/chamomile@Fe3O4 K2CO3, EtOH: H2O, 60 °C 1 h 96 51
7 Fe3O4@MCM-41@Pd-SPATB K2CO3, PEG, 80 °C 25 min 94 52
8 Fe3O4@MCM-41-SB-Pd K2CO3, DMF, 120 °C 5 min 98 53
9 Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 K2CO3, EtOH, 75 °C 12 min 95 This work
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Reusability of the catalyst

According to the principles of green chemistry, the recovery of the catalyst at the end of the reaction and its reusability is a highly significant factor. In this aim, Suzuki cross-coupling reaction of iodobenzene and phenylboronic acid was investigated. After each run nanocatalyst was isolated from reaction media by applying a magnet and washed several times with ethanol, then dried and reused for the next experiment. As it can be seen from Fig. 8, the catalyst is recoverable at least up to four runs, with a negligible decrease in its activity.

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Reusability of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 in the synthesis of biphenyl.

Catalyst leaching study

To perform the hot filtration test, the Suzuki reaction was selected as the model reaction and two types of reactions were performed between iodobenzene and phenylboronic acid under optimal reaction conditions. In the first reaction, the biphenyl product was obtained after 6 min (half the reaction time) with a yield of 69. Simultaneously in the second reaction, the same reaction was repeated, but at the half-reaction (after 6 min), the catalyst was removed from the reaction mixture by a magnet and the reaction mixture was allowed to run for another 6 min. The reaction efficiency at this stage was 72%. These experiments confirmed that Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 was necessary to complete the reaction and that confirmed the leaching of palladium during the reaction didn’t occur.

Conclusions

In this research project, we have introduced a novel magnetic mesoporous material with two unique properties i.e. high porosity and magnetism. These two factors make this nanomaterial an efficient and versatile catalyst. The catalytic activity of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 was examined in the variety of cross-coupling reactions including Heck, Suzuki, and Stille reactions. These coupling reactions are performed in environmental-friendly conditions with short reaction times and high efficiency and purity of products.

Experimental

Preparation of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6

For the synthesis of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6, initially, Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized using the previously reported procedure in the literature54. In the next step, P123 (1.25 g), Fe3O4@SiO2 (1 g), HCl (37% wt) (2.4 mL), and 1.3 g of n-butanol (99.4% wt) were mixed in distilled water (45 mL) and stirred at 35 °C for an hour, then 2.7 g of TEOS was added and the mixture was stirring in the same temperature under nitrogen atmosphere. Finally, the resulting mixture is transmitted into an autoclave and placed in the oven for 24 h at 100 °C. The resulting mixture was washed with 300 mL of ethanol and 20 mL of HCl. Finally, Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6 was calcified at 550 °C for 6 h.

Preparation of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ

In a 100 mL balloon, Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6 (1 g) sonicated for 30 min in toluene (25 mL), then, 1.5 mL of 3-chloropropyltriathoxycylanine (CPTES) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred for 24 h at 90 °C under nitrogen atmosphere. The obtained solid material was washed with dichloromethane (50 mL). Subsequently, Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@CPTES (1 g) was dispersed in 25 mL of DMF by sonication for 30 min, which was followed by adding 3 mmol of dithizone (diphenylthiocarbazone) and 3.5 mmol triethylamine. The resulting mixture was stirred for 48 h at 100 °C with. The obtained precipitate was then washed several times by organic solvents and dried at room temperature.

Preparation of Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0

In a 100 mL round-bottom flask Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ (1 g) dispersed in 50 mL ethanol via sonication for 20 min. Then, 0.5 g of Pd(OAc)2 was added to the mixture and stirred for 20 h, at reflux conditions under nitrogen atmosphere. Finally, NaBH4 (0.6 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture and stirred under the same conditions for 2 more hours. Then, the reaction mixture cooled down to room temperature, and magnetic mesoporous material (Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0) was isolated by a magnet and washed several times with ethanol.

General procedure for Mizoroki–Heck cross-coupling reaction

To perform Heck reaction, in a 5 mL round bottom flask, aryl halide (1 mmol), butyl acrylate (1.2 mmol), 3 mmol of potassium carbonate, and Fe3O4@SiO2@KIT-6@DTZ-Pd0 (5 mg) were added to 2 mL of PEG and the mixture stirred at 100 °C. The progress of the reaction was followed by TLC. After completion of cross-coupling reaction, 10 mL water was added and catalyst separated by an external magnet. The corresponding product was extracted by ethyl acetate from a mixture of water and ethyl acetate.

n-Butyl cinnamate

mp: Oil (lit.ref Oil); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.67–7.72 (d, J = 7.69, 1H, alkene), 7.52 (d, J = 7.52, 2H, ArH), 7.39–7.40 (t, J = 7.39, 2H, ArH), 7.37–7.38 (t, J = 7.38, 1H, ArH), 6.43–6.48 (d, J = 4.55, 1H, alkene), 4.22 (t, J = 4.22, 2H, CH2), 1.70 (m, J = 1.68, 2H, CH2), 1.43–1.46 (m, J = 1.44, 2H, CH2), 0.96 (t, J = 0.97, 3H, CH3) ppm (Fig. S1).

General procedure for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction

To a 5 mL round bottom flask, aryl halide (1 mmol), phenylboronic acid (1 mmol), potassium carbonate (2.5 mmol), catalyst (5 mg), and 2 mL of ethanol solvent were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for a specified time at 75 °C. After reaction completion, the catalyst was separated using an external magnet and the reaction mixture was transferred to a separating funnel and extracted with ethanol. The extracted organic phase was collected and dried. The obtained product was then spectrally analyzed after purification.

4-Methyl-1,1′-biphenyl

mp: 45–48 °C (lit.ref 50–51 °C); TLC (n-hexane); 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.62 (d, J = 7.63, 2H, ArH), 7.54 (d, J = 7.55, 2H, ArH), 7.44 (t, J = 7.44, 2H, ArH), 7.33 (t, J = 7.33, 1H, ArH), 7.27 (d, J = 7.26, 2H, ArH), 2.34 (s, 3H, CH3) ppm (Fig. S2).

4-Nitrobiphenyl

mp: 113–114 °C (lit.ref 103–106 °C); TLC (n-hexane); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.29–8.30 (d, J = 8.30, 2H, ArH), 7.72–7.76 (d, J = 7.74, 2H, ArH), 7.62–7.63 (d, J = 7.62, 2H, ArH), 7.51 (t, J = 7.52, 2H, ArH), 7.48 (t, 1H, ArH) ppm (Fig. S3).

General procedure for Stille cross-coupling reaction

In a 5 mL round bottom flask, aryl halide (1 mmol), triphenyl tin chloride (0.5 mmol), potassium carbonate (3 mmol), catalyst (6 mg), and 2 mL of PEG solvent were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for a specified time at 80 °C. The reaction progress followed by TLC. After the reaction completion, the catalyst was separated by an external magnetic field, and the mixture was transferred to a separating funnel and extracted with ethyl acetate and water. The obtained organic phase was collected and dried. The obtained product was then spectrally analyzed after purification.

[1,1′-Biphenyl]-4-ol

mp: 162–163 °C (lit.ref 161–164 °C); TLC (n-hexane); 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.60 (s, 1H, OH), 7.56 (d, J = 7.56, 2H, ArH), 7.48 (d, J = 7.49, 2H, ArH), 7.39 (t, J = 7.39, 2H, ArH), 7.26 (t, J = 7.26, 1H, ArH), 6.88 (d, J = 6.89, 2H. ArH) ppm (Fig. S4).

4-Chlorobiphenyl

mp: 69–70 °C (lit.ref 70–72 °C); TLC (n-hexane); 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 7.68 (d, J = 7.67, 2H, ArH), 7.66 (d, J = 7.64, 2H, ArH), 7.51 (d, J = 7.5, 2H, ArH), 7.46 (t, J = 7.46, 2H, ArH), 7.38 (t, J = 7.38, 1H, ArH) ppm (Fig. S5).

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the research facilities of Ilam University and Bu-Ali Sina University.

Author contributions

Zahra Moradi did the experimental works, wrote the manuscript draft and drew the images, schemes and Figures. Arash Ghorbani-Choghamarani supervised the research project and is the corresponding author of the manuscript.

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