This review describes the evolution and application of active metal-based and heterometallic NPs as efficient heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of pyridine derivatives by multicomponent reactions in the last decade (2010–2020).

In the present study, a new, green, and biodegradable molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) based on modified cellulose is introduced for the drug furosemide. First, microcrystalline cellulose was converted into cellulose acrylate (CA). Then the prepared CA underwent self‐crosslinking in the drug preassembly solution. The preassembly solution of the drug was also prepared using furosemide as the template molecule and acrylamide as the functional monomer in an aqueous medium. The results obtained from the binding and selectivity studies indicate the successful preparation of the CA‐based MIP (CA‐MIP) in aqueous solution. In the final step, an in vitro release study of furosemide from the synthesized polymers was carried out in a pH = 7.41 phosphate‐buffered saline solution at 37 °C. The drug release profiles showed that the release rate of the CA‐MIP is more controlled than that of the corresponding nonimprinted polymer, especially at the early stages of release. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017, 134, 45581.

Palladium ions were successfully immobilized within the pores of open metal site (OMS) metal organic frameworks (MOFs) with Schiff-base (2-Py-SI) grafted in OMS-Cu (BDC) using the hydrothermal method. This Schiff-base complex on the Cu (BDC) greatly increased catalytic activity and acted as an efficient stabilizer of Pd ions. The hydrothermal method was a more efficient method for generating small metal ions in the MOF structures. The results revealed that the Pd II @Cu (BDC)/2-Py-SI is a promising catalyst for the Mizoroki-Heck coupling reaction. The proposed catalyst has better recyclability and can be reused several times without apparent loss of activity. KEYWORDS metal organic frameworks, Mizoroki-Heck reaction, open metal site MOF, Pd II @Cu (BDC)/2-Py-SI

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