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nanocatalyst for the one-pot multicomponent synthesis of diazepines. Tetrahedron
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120. Kumar A, Parella R, Babu SA (2014) Magnetic nano Fe3O4 catalyzed solvent-free stereoand regioselective -aminolysis of epoxides by amines; a green method for the synthesis of
β-amino alcohols. Synlett 25:835–842
121. Mak CA, Ranjbar S, Riente P, Rodríguez-Escrich C, Pericas MA (2014) Hybrid magnetic
materials (Fe3O4/k-Carrageenan) as catalysts for the michael addition of aldehydes to
nitroalkenes. Tetrahedron 70:6169–6173
122. Firouzi‐Haji R, Maleki A (2019) L-proline-functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles as an
efficient nanomagnetic organocatalyst for highly stereoselective one-pot two-step tandem
synthesis of substituted cyclopropanes. ChemistrySelect 4:853–857. https://doi.org/10.1002/
slct.201802608
123. Basavegowda N, Magar KBS, Mishra K, Lee YR (2014) Green fabrication of ferromagnetic
Fe3O4 nanoparticles and their novel catalytic applications for the synthesis of biologically
interesting benzoxazinone and benzthioxazinone derivatives. New J Chem 38:5415–5420
124. Saif S, Tahir A, Chen Y (2016) Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles and their environmental
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