Mahboobeh Zahedifar

The preparation and the use of nanoparticles (NPs) in organic synthesis has become a subject of intense investigation. In particular, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) which offer advantages in clean and sustainable chemistry as they can be non-toxic, readily accessible, and retrievable. Additionally, the activity and selectivity of magnetic nano-catalysts can be manipulated by its surface modification.1 The use of MNPs as catalysts in chemical synthesis has been extensively studied in recent years as the recovery of expensive catalysts after their use are some of the most noticeable features in the sustainable process development.2,3 Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) deposited or impregnated materials (metal, polymer, metal oxide, carbon) have been widely investigated for their unique physicochemical properties such as optical, electrical, catalytic and anti-microbial, due to their unusual interfacial effects.