including FeSO4·7H2O, FeCl3,
aqueous ammonia (25%), acetone, ethanol, tetraethyl orthosilicate,
GPTMS, various aromatic aldehydes, toluene (anhydrous), various phenoles,
ethylenediamine, malononitrile, salicylaldehyde, and Cu(NO3)2·3H2O were prepared from the Merck or
Fluka (Switzerland) Company. 1H NMR (250 MHz) and 13C NMR (62.5 MHz) spectra using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO-d6) were acquired on a Bruker DRX-250 AVANCE
spectrometer. FT-IR analysis was fulfiled by a Perkin–Elmer
597 spectrophotometer. SEM analysis was recorded by a TE-SCAN, Brno
Czech Republic. TEM analysis was recorded on a Zeiss EM10C operating
at 80 kV TEM. The VSM analysis was utilized to specify the magnetic
trait of the Schiff base complex of copper coated on epoxy-modified
Fe3O4@SiO2 MNPs (VSM, Taban, Tehran,
Iran). Also, XRD analysis (X’Pert-PRO advanced difractometer
operated at 40 kV and 40 mA at r.t.) helped to investigate the crystalline
structure of the catalyst. The EDAX spectrum was utilized for the
elemental analysis of the Schiff base complex of copper coated on
epoxy-modified Fe3O4@SiO2 MNPs.52 (link)−55 (link)