Glycerol is applied as a green, biodegradable and reusable promoting medium for one-pot three component synthesis of 4H-pyrans under catalyst-free conditions. A broad range of substrates including aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes, isatine derivatives, acenaphthenequinone and ninehydrine are condensed with carbonyl compounds possessing a reactive α-methylene group and alkylmalonates. All reactions are completed in short times, and the products are obtained in good to excellent yields. The reaction medium could be recycled and reused several times without any loss of efficiency.
Silica bonded n-propyl-4-aza-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane chloride (SB-DABCO): A highly efficient, reusable and new heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of 4H-benzo[b]pyran derivatives
3-chloropropyl silica with diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane in dry acetone affords silica bonded n-propyl-4-aza-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane chloride (SB-DABCO) as a new basic catalyst. The catalyst is used for the efficientsynthesis of 4H-benzo[b]pyranderivatives via one-pot three-component reaction of cyclic ketones/1,3-diketones with aromatic aldehydes and alkylmalonates.
Electro-catalyzed multicomponent transformation of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one to 1,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives in green medium
An efficient and convenient synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives is described, using the electrogenerated anion of ethanol as the base in the presence of sodium bromide as an supporting electrolyte in a one-pot, three component condensation of malononitrile, aromatic aldehydes and 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one. The reaction is carried out in an undivided cell containing an iron electrode as the cathode and a graphite electrode as the anode, at a constant current at room temperature. (C) 2015 Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.