Evaluation of Silica-H2SO4 as an Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Synthesis of Chalcones

Molecules

Aeysha Sultan³  Abdul Rauf Raza³  Muhammad Abbas³  Khalid Mohammed Khan²  Muhammad Nawaz Tahir¹ 

[1] Ibn ul Haithum Block, Department of Physics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan; E-Mail:;HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan; E-Mail:;Ibn e Sina Block, Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan; E-Mails:

关键词: silica-H₂SO₄;    solvent free conditions;    chalcone;    arylidene indanone;    arylidene tetralone;    Claisen-Schmidt condensation;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules180810081

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

We report an efficient silica-H₂SO₄ mediated synthesis of a variety of chalcones that afforded the targeted compounds in very good yield compared to base catalyzed solvent free conditions as well as acid or base catalyzed refluxing conditions.

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