Novel organic-inorganic nanohybrids (MnO2 and Ag nanoparticles functionalized 5-methoxy-2-mercaptobenzimidazole): One step synthesis and characterization

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Abstract The study included the synthesis of manganese dioxide nanoparticles using the nitric acid by oxidation method. Moreover, the work involved the chemical synthesis of Ag metal nanoparticles using sodium citrate for reducing Ag ion into Ag metal in its nanoscale form. These nanoparticles were diagnosed using FTIR, XRD, and AFM. The maximum height was 5 nm and 2.5 nm for Ag NPs and MnO2 NPs, respectively. In addition, the novelty lies in the use of the organic compound 5-methoxy-2-mercaptobenzimidazole (MMBI) to synthesis the organic–inorganic nanohybrids which were characterized using FTIR and XRD.