Tetrabutylammonium valinate [NBu4][Val] ionic liquid functionalized Fe3O4 NPs (VSF) was used as an efficient “quasi-homogeneous” catalyst for multi-component synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridines and 2-amino-4-(indol-3-yl)-4
EDDF–ethylene glycol, an ambiphilic catalytic system has been employed for the mild and rapid synthesis of various 3-indolochromenes and 3-indoloxanthenes