Abstract
The ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) has been identified as an efficient and eco-friendly catalyst for the one pot and virtually three-component reaction of 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione with various aldehydes in 2-propanol. Under ultrasound irradiation, the reaction proceeded smoothly at a faster rate at 50 °C affording a variety of 9-alkyl/aryl/heteroaryl substituted 3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,5,6,7,9-hexahydro-1H-xanthene-1,8(2H)-diones in good to excellent yields. A probable mechanism for this CAN-mediated synthesis of 1,8-dioxo-octahydroxanthene derivatives is presented. Overall, the methodology provides advantages such as low cost, high yields of products and simple operational procedures and is free from the use of harmful chlorinated solvents.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6923-6926 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 51 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 19 Dec 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 1,8-Dioxo-octahydroxanthene
- Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN)
- One pot synthesis
- Ultrasound
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry