It's fascinating to see how much research has been done on ferrite nanoparticles over the past few years. These small magnetic particles have unique properties that allow them to be manipulated at a very small scale. This review article is focused on the preparation of ferrite magnetic nanoparticles and silica-coated ferrite nanoparticles using various functionalized compounds. Recently, it has been found that these nanoparticles can be used as nanocatalysts in a variety of reactions, including coupling and multicomponent reactions. They provide excellent and environmentally friendly yields, which is a great benefit. It's exciting to see how these tiny particles can have such a big impact on the world of science. Manuscript profile

Dr. Shripad Mukundrao Patil was born in Maharashtra, India on November 30, 1993. He received his B. Sc. degree in pure chemistry (2015) and M. Sc. in organic chemistry (2017) from Dada Patil Mahavidyalaya, Karjat-414401, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India. He was also awarded his Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry (July 2023) under the guidance of Dr. Runjhun Tandon and Co-guidance Dr. Nitin Tandon, from the School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Science, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-144411, Punjab, India. He published 16 international research papers in Scopus journal and one on international patent. He also attended three international conferences and two international workshops. His research interest is synthesizing and characterizing novel silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles and their applications in organic transformation. He also worked on the development of organic reactions using green methods. Manuscript profile