RESEARCH ARTICLE

 

FeCl₃.nano SiO₂: An efficient heterogeneous nano catalyst for the synthesis of 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes and 1,8-dioxo-octahydro-xanthenes under solvent-free conditions

 

 

Javad Safaei-Ghomi^*; Mohammad Ali Ghasemzadeh; Safura Zahedi

Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, 51167-Kashan, Iran

 

 

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ABSTRACT

A novel, efficient and eco-friendly procedure for the synthesis of 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes and 1,8-dioxo-octahydroxanthenes is described through one-pot condensation of 2-naphthol and dimedone with aryl aldehydes in the presence of nano silica-supported ferric chloride under solvent-free conditions. The present approach offers several advantages such as short reaction times, high yields, easy purification, recovery and reusability of the catalyst.

Keywords: Xanthenes, nano silica, ferric chloride, multi-component reactions, solvent-free

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Acknowledgements

We thank the University of Kashan (Grant NO: 159196/I) and the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) for providing support for this research.

 

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Received 28 May 2012
Revised 1 August 2012
Accepted 6 August 2012

 

 

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: safaei@kashanu.ac.ir