A magnetic nanocatalyst of Fe3O4@SiO2/ZnCl2 was prepared by supporting ZnCl2 on silica‐coated magnetic nanoparticles of Fe3O4. This recoverable catalyst was used for the synthesis of quinolines via Friedländer synthesis from 2‐aminoaryl ketones and α‐methylene ketones under solvent‐free condition. The prepared catalyst was characterized by FT‐IR, TEM, SEM, XRD, EDX, ICP‐OES, VSM and BET. It was found that Fe3O4@SiO2/ZnCl2 showed higher catalytic activity than homogenous ZnCl2, and could be reused several times without significant loss of activity.

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