A one-pot multicomponent reaction for the synthesis of 2-amino-2-chromenes promoted by <Emphasis Type="Italic">N,N</Emphasis>-dimethylamino-functionalized basic ionic liquid catalysis under solvent-free condition

Abstract  A simple, clean, and environmentally benign three-component process to the synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromenes using N,N-dimethylaminoethylbenzyldimethylammonium chloride, [PhCH₂Me₂N⁺CH₂CH₂NMe₂]Cl⁻, as an efficient catalyst under solvent-free condition is described. A wide range of aromatic aldehydes easily undergo condensations with α-naphthol and malononitrile under solvent-free condition to afford the desired products of good purity in excellent yields. Taking into account environmental and economical considerations, the protocol presented here has the merits of environmentally benign, simple operation, convenient work-up and good yields. Furthermore, the catalyst can be easily recovered and reused for at least five cycles without losing its activities. Graphical abstract        

N,N‐dimethylamino‐functionalized basic ionic liquid catalyzed one‐pot multicomponent reaction for the synthesis of 4H‐benzo[b]pyran derivatives under solvent‐free condition

A simple, clean, and environmentally benign three‐component process for the synthesis of 4H‐benzo[b]pyran derivatives using basic ionic liquid N,N‐dimethylaminoethylbenzyldimethylammonium chloride ([PhCH₂Me₂N⁺CH₂CH₂NMe₂]Cl⁻) as an efficient catalyst under solvent‐free condition is described. A wide range of aromatic aldehydes easily undergoes condensation with malononitrile and 5,5‐dimethylcyclohexane‐1,3‐dione (dimedone) under solvent‐free condition to afford the desired products of good purity in excellent yields. Taking into account environmental and economical considerations, the protocol presented here has the merits of environmentally benign, simple operation, convenient workup, and good yields. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 20:91–94, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20516     

Synthesis of magnetic CuFe2O4 nanoparticles as green catalyst for toluene oxidation under solvent-free conditions

A green method was developed for the synthesis of CuFe₂O₄ magnetic nanoparticles using a Neem leave extract. The prepared nanoparticles with an average size of 19.7 nm were used as an effective catalyst for the oxidation of various aryl alkanes in moderate to excellent yields under solvent-free conditions. The catalyst was characterized by powder- XRD, SEM and TEM study. The key advantages of this protocol are simple preparation, a recyclable heterogeneous catalytic system, and benign reaction condition with good to excellent yields with high selectivity toward acid (42–87%).     

Microwave-enhanced cyanation of aryl halides with a dimeric <Emphasis Type="Italic">ortho</Emphasis>-palladated complex catalyst

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A new dimeric ortho-palladated complex of 2-methoxyphenethylamine was synthesized and characterized and its application as a cyanation catalyst was investigated. The main advantages of this catalyst are its easy preparation, handling, stability, and moisture insensitivity. Thus, [Pd{C₆H₃(CH₂CH₂NH₂)-4-OMe-5-κ ²-C,N}(μ-Br)]₂ showed excellent catalytic activity for the cyanation of aryl iodides and bromides with K₄[Fe(CN)₆], in DMF in the presence of K₂CO₃ under microwave irradiation and conventional heating at 130 °C to give the desired cyanoarene products in good to high yields. The less reactive aryl chlorides also react with K₄[Fe(CN)₆] to give moderate yields of the aromatic nitriles. The effects of various parameters such as solvent, base, and amount of catalyst were studied. The reaction is suitable for a wide variety of substituted aryl halides with different electronic properties. Application of microwave irradiation improved the yields of the reactions and reduced the reaction times from hours to minutes.     

ZSM-5-SO3H as a novel, efficient, and reusable catalyst for the chemoselective synthesis and deprotection of 1,1-diacetates under eco-friendly conditions

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ZSM-5 has been modified as supported sulfuric acid (ZSM-5-SO₃H) and introduced for the first time as a mild, convenient, reusable, and heterogeneous catalyst. Various types of aldehydes were efficiently converted to their 1,1-diacetates using a catalytic amount of ZSM-5-SO₃H in excellent yields under solvent-free and heterogeneous conditions at room temperature. The deprotection of 1,1-diacetates has also been achieved using this novel catalyst in ethanol. The procedure is operationally simple, environmentally benign, and only a stoichiometric amount of anhydride is used.     

Brønsted acid ionic liquid [Et3NH][HSO4] as an efficient and reusable catalyst for the synthesis of 2,4,5-triaryl-1H-imidazoles

A simple and efficient procedure for synthesis of 2,4,5-triaryl-1H-imidazoles by one-pot three-component condensation of aromatic aldehydes, benzil and ammonium acetate under solvent-free conditions using ionic liquid [Et₃NH][HSO₄] as catalyst is described. The remarkable features of this procedure are high yields, cleaner reaction profiles, use of non-toxic, easily available, cheap, recyclable catalyst, which also has an environmentally benign nature, and simple experimental and work-up procedures.     

LiClO4-Accelerated Three-Component Mannich-Type Reaction of Diethyl Malonate with Imines: An Efficient Synthesis of β-Amino Esters Under Solvent-Free Conditions

LiClO₄ is used as catalyst for direct Mannich-type reaction of aryl aldehydes, aryl amines, and diethyl malonic ester under solvent-free conditions. This three-component reaction afforded the corresponding β-amino esters in good yields with simple and environmentally benign procedure.     

A facile and expeditious approach for the synthesis of 2-azetidinone derivatives via a multicomponent reaction

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New organic reactions allow chemical transformations which were previously unknown. Therefore, new reactions are important contributions to progress in the field of organic synthesis. Herein, we are reporting a simple, one-pot, efficient three-component synthesis of novel 3-chloro-4-[4-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-1-phenylazetidin-2-one derivatives using 4-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-ylmethoxy)benzaldehydes, anilines, and chloroacetyl chloride in the presence of triethyl amine as a catalyst under different conditions. Taking into account environmental and economic considerations, the protocol presented here has the merits of simple operation, convenient work-up, being environmentally benign, and providing good yields. The synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, MS, and elemental analysis.     

An efficient method for the synthesis of acylals from aldehydes using silica-supported perchloric acid (HClO4-SiO2)

The synthesis of acylals from structurally diverse aldehydes has been performed in excellent yields under solvent-free conditions using HClO₄-SiO₂ as a mild, convenient, reusable, and heterogeneous catalyst. The procedure is operationally simple, environmentally benign and has the advantage of enhanced atom utilization. Furthermore, the catalyst can be recovered simply and reused efficiently a number of times without appreciable loss of activity.     

A novel amino acid functionalized ionic liquid promoted one-pot solvent-free synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-thiones

An environmentally benign, cheap and reusable L-amino acid functionalized ionic liquid [L-AAIL]/AlCl₃ was found to be an effective catalyst for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2-(1H)-thione derivatives in good to excellent yield under solvent-free condition. Compared with the classical Biginelli reactions, this method consistently enjoys the advantages of mild reaction conditions, easy work-up, and short reaction time. These one-pot three-component Biginelli products could be separated easily from the catalyst–water system, and the catalyst could be reused at least five times without noticeably reducing catalytic activity.     

Solvent-free and direct C(sp)–H amination of adamantanes by grinding

A facile, direct and environmentally benign conversion of C(sp³)–H bonds to C(sp³)–N bonds using substoichiometric amount of aprotic superelectrophiles polyhalomethane–AlX₃ has been achieved by grinding under solvent-free conditions at room temperature in air. It is a general and simple method for the direct amination of adamantanes, and a series of aminoadamantanes of azoles, arylamines or heteroarylamines were obtained in good to excellent yields. The advantages of this amination are atom economy, solvent-free, chemoselectivity, short reaction time and high yields.     

Ag2CO3-catalyzed efficient synthesis of internal or terminal propargylicamines and chalcones via A3-coupling under solvent-free condition

Several simple, fast and practical protocols have been developed to synthesize internal or terminal propargylamines and chalcones via A³-coupling reaction of aldehydes, amines, and alkynes catalyzed by an easily available catalyst Ag₂CO₃ under solvent-free condition. The reaction proceeded smoothly to deliver various products in good-to-excellent yields with good functional group tolerance. Gram-scale preparation, bioactive molecule synthesis and asymmetric substrates have been demonstrated. Furthermore, plausible mechanisms for the synthesis of different products have been proposed.     

Environmentally Friendly Preparation of 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-thiones Catalyzed by Al(H2PO4)3

An efficient, facile, simple, and green synthetic protocol for the Biginelli reaction has been developed for the preparation of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-thione derivatives under thermal and microwave irradiation, solvent-free conditions, in the presence of aluminum hydrogen phosphate, Al(H₂PO₄)₃, as an environmentally friendly heterogeneous recyclable catalyst, in high to excellent yields and short reaction time. In addition, the catalyst could be easily recovered from the reaction mixture by simple filtration and reused several times without any loss of activity.     

Multicomponent preparation of 1-amidoalkyl-2-naphthols using silica-supported molybdenum oxide (MoO3/SiO2) as a mild and recyclable catalyst

An efficient and direct protocol for the preparation of 1-amidoalkyl-2-naphthols employing a multi-component and one-pot condensation reaction of 2-naphthol, aromatic aldehydes, and acetamide in the presence of MoO₃/SiO₂ under solvent-free conditions is described. The reaction using a catalyst was carried out under mild condition with very high yields up to 93 %. The present approach of this methodology offers several advantages such as shorter reaction times, good yields, low cost, environmentally benign, milder reaction conditions, easy recovery of catalyst, and reusability.     

Highly efficient, one-pot, solvent-free synthesis of 2,4,6-triarylpyridines using a Br?nsted-acidic ionic liquid as reusable catalyst

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A simple, efficient, and green method for synthesis of 2,4,6-triarylpyridines by one-pot three-component reaction of acetophenones, aryl aldehydes, and ammonium acetate using 3-methyl-1-(4-sulfonylbutyl)imidazolium hydrogen sulfate [HO₃S(CH₂)₄MIM][HSO₄], a Br?nsted-acidic ionic liquid, as an effective and reusable catalyst under solvent-free conditions is described. This method has several advantages, for example simple procedure with an easy work-up, shorter reaction times, and high yields.     

Acetic acid catalysed solvent-free synthesis of spiro-isoxazolo[5,4-b]pyridines/quinolines by mechano-chemical grinding

A simple and efficient three-component procedure has been developed for the synthesis of a series of spiro-isoxazolo[5,4-b]pyridines/quinolines by one-pot condensation of isatins, 3-methylisoxazol-5-amine and enolizable cyclic carbonyl compounds. The protocol has been accomplished under solvent-free conditions by grinding the components at room temperature in presence of catalytic CH₃COOH. The described process offers environmentally benign reaction conditions for the synthesis of pharmacologically important spirooxindole fused heterocycles with the advantages ofoperational simplicity, short reaction time and good to excellent yields of isolated pure product.     

An efficient,environmentally benign,and solvent-free protocol for the synthesis of 4-substituted 1,5-benzodiazepines catalyzed by reusable sulfated polyborate

An efficient and environmentally benign method has been developed for the one-pot solvent-free synthesis of 4-substituted-1,5-benzodiazepines via three-component reaction of o-phenylenediamine, dimedone with a variety of aldehydes catalyzed by sulfated polyborate. The major advantages of the present method are good to excellent yields, shorter reaction time, simple experimental procedure, easy workup, solvent-free reaction condition, recyclability of the catalyst and ability to tolerate a variety of functional groups which gives economical as well as ecological rewards.     

Greener approach: Ionic liquid [Et3NH][HSO4]-catalyzed multicomponent synthesis of 4-arylidene-2-phenyl-5(4H)oxazolones under solvent-free condition

We have developed simple, greener, safer multicomponent synthesis series of 4-arylidene-2-phenyl-5(4H) oxazolones 4(a-r) catalyzed by Bronsted acid ionic liquid as triethylammonium hydrogen sulfate [Et₃NH][HSO₄] and catalytic amount of acetic anhydride and sodium acetate with excellent yields (90–99%). The protocol offers economical, environmentally benign, solvent-free conditions, and recycle–reuse of the catalyst and easily available starting as benzoyl chloride 1, amino acid 2 and a variety of aldehydes 3. The cyclization followed by condensation of benzoyl chloride, amino acid, and a variety of aldehydes catalyzed by ILs [Et₃NH][HSO₄] and catalytic amount of acetic anhydride and sodium acetate. The final products were confirmed by their characterization data such as FTIR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, Mass, high-resolution mass spectra and were compared with its reported method.     

Nano-SnCl4·SiO2 – a versatile and efficient catalyst for synthesis of 14-aryl- or 14-alkyl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes

2-Naphthol and various aldehydes were used for the synthesis of 14-aryl- or 14-alkyl-14H-di-benzo[a,j]xanthene in the presence of nano-SnCl₄∙SiO₂ under solvent-free condition. Nano-SnCl₄∙SiO₂ is an efficient, readily available, and reusable catalyst for this reaction resulting in good to excellent yields.     

无溶剂条件下离子液体[Hnmp]HSO4催化一锅法合成2 -氨基苯并噻唑-芳甲基-2-萘酚

以离子液体[Hnmp]HSO₄为催化剂, 在无溶剂条件下催化芳香醛、2-氨基苯并噻唑和2-萘酚合成一系列的2 -氨基苯并噻唑-芳甲基-2-萘酚. 该方法条件温和, 反应时间短, 产率高和对环境友好. 此外催化剂可以方便地回收, 且循环使用四次其催化活性并没有显著降低. 目标产物经过了¹H NMR, IR, MS和元素分析确证.