MUSCAT CHEMICAL TAG::
A novel and facile approach for one-pot synthesis of spinel cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) nanoparticles (NPs) is presented here. The synthesis involves homogeneous chemical precipitation followed by hydrothermal heating, using tributylamine (TBA) as a hydroxylating agent.
Tributylamine is used as a catalyst (proton acceptor) and as a solvent in organic syntheses and polymerization (including polyurethanes).