A Green One-Pot Multicomponent Synthesis of 4H-Pyrans and Polysubstituted Aniline Derivatives of Biological, Pharmacological, and Optical Applications Using Silica Nanoparticles as Reusable Catalyst
Guru Ghasidas University, University of South Dakota
A one-pot practical, efficient, and environmentally benign multicomponent synthesis of 4H-pyrans and polysubstituted aniline derivatives of biological, pharmacological, and optical applications has been developed using a very mild, neutral, and reusable silica nanoparticles as catalyst. The 4H-pyran derivatives were synthesized by a three component reaction of an aldehyde, malononitrile, and 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione or ethyl acetoacetate at room temperature or refluxing in ethanol. Alternatively, polysubstituted anilines were synthesized via a four component reaction of an aldehyde, a ketone, and two equivalents of malononitrile in ethanol.
Mass spec analysis was carried out using an Advion expression Compact Mass Spectrometer (CMS).