An efficient and eco-friendly cetrimonium bromide promoted one-pot synthesis of 1-amidoalkyl-2-naphthols by the multicomponent condensation of aldehydes, β-naphthol and amides in water is reported. The wide range of substrate scope, excellent yield, short reaction rate, operational simplicity and environmentally friendly water as medium are the prominent feature of this protocol.
A new inorganic–organic nanohybrid material was prepared and performed as an efficient catalyst for the one-pot multi-component synthesis of different substituted 1-amidoalkyl-2-naphthols under solvent-free conditions.