Aim and Objective:
In this study, biological synthesis of cobalt nanoparticles was
developed in the presence of ginger extract as the reducing and capping agent through the simple
and convenient co-precipitation method.
Materials and Methods:
The as-synthesized cobalt nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray
diffraction (XRD), scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), spectra energy dispersive analysis of Xray
(EDS), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM)
techniques. According to the vibrating sample magnetometer, cobalt nanoparticles show
paramagnetic behaviour at room temperature. Furthermore, the effect of ginger extract
concentration on the UV-Vis absorbance of Co nanoparticles was investigated. Based on the UVVis
absorbance spectra, increasing ginger extract concentration causes particle size to decrease. In
addition, the catalytic performance of the synthesized cobalt nanoparticles was investigated in the
preparation of pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles via one-pot four-component reactions of aryl aldehydes,
hydrazine hydrate, malononitrile and diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate.
Result and Conclusion:
The prepared pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives were obtained in high
yields within short reaction times and the nanocatalyst was easily separated using an external
magnet and reused for several times with no significant loss of its activity.