O HN NH
H 3C O H 2N NH2 CH3
MgO
+ + reflux, EtOH
O O CH3 O O O
CH3
Scheme-1: The Biginelli reaction.
a b c
Figure 4: SEM image for (a) Ni/MgO, (b) Co/MgO and (c) Ru/MgO catalyst calcined at 500oC.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Figure-5: FT-IR
IR spectra of M/MgO (a) Ni/MgO, (b) 20% Ni/MgO, (c) Co/MgO, (d) 20%Co/MgO and (e) Ru/MgO
Ru/
Figure
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