M Kazemnejadi - Department of Chemistry, College of sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71946 84795 Iran
A.R Sardarian - Department of Chemistry, College of sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71946 84795 Iran
H Eslahi - Department of Chemistry, College of sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71946 84795 Iran
M Esmeilpour - Department of Chemistry, College of sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71946 84795 Iran

A general method for efficient two steps Strecker reaction of various Schiff base compounds were developed using Cu(II)-Schiff base complex decorated on a dendritic amino polymer as a heterogeneous nano-catalyst. A series of -aminonitriles were obtained in high to excellent yields (81–99%). The transformations occur in water as a solvent at room temperature as a mild and eco-friendly conditions. The nano-catalyst can be simply recovered from the reaction mixture and reused for several times without any significant loss in the activity.

Dendrimer, Cooper complex, α-Aminonitriles, Schiff base, Strecker reaction, Heterogeneous catalyst