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Mojgan Zendehdel

Mojgan Zendehdel

Academic rank: Professor
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1890-0317
Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Science
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E-mail: m-zendehdel [at] araku.ac.ir
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Research

Title
Micro mesoporous HY zeolite functionalized with ionic liquid and heteropoly acid: a high performance catalyst for green synthesis of polyhydroquinolines
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
HY zeolite · Acidic catalyst · Micro-meso structure · Heteropoly acid · Ionic liquid · Polyhydroquinoline
Year
2025
Journal Research on Chemical Intermediates
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Researchers Mojgan Zendehdel ، Fatemeh Tavakoli ، Nasim Javanmard

Abstract

خلاصه: To enhance the catalytic properties of HY zeolite by tuning its acidity and modifying its porosity, we synthesized a novel heterogeneous acidic catalyst by functionalizing HY zeolite with 3-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane, ionic liquid (MI), chlorosulfonic acid (SA), and heteropoly acid (HPA). The physicochemical properties of this catalyst were characterized using NH₃-TPD, BET, XRD, FT-IR, FESEM, EDX, MAP, and TGA/DTA analyses. FESEM, BET, and XRD results confrmed a signifcant transformation in porosity to a micro-meso structure while retaining the zeolite’s structural integrity. The novel catalyst (HY-MI-SA-HPA), featuring enhanced acidity and tunable porosity, was applied to the synthesis of polyhydroquinoline derivatives. Catalytic performance was evaluated under mild, solvent-free conditions, achieving up to 99% conversion with using minimal catalyst quantities (as low as 0.04 g), a 20-min reaction time, and ambient temperature. Additionally, reusability tests showed that the catalyst retained high activity and stability across fve consecutive reaction cycles, highlighting its potential for sustainable catalytic applications.