ZrOCl2 catalyzed Baeyer condensation: A facile and efficient synthesis of triarylmethanes under solvent-free conditions

CS Reddy, A Nagaraj, A Srinivas…

Index: Reddy, Ch Sanjeeva; Nagaraj; Srinivas; Reddy Indian Journal of Chemistry - Section B Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 48, # 2 p. 248 - 254

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Abstract: A facile and efficient synthesis of an array of triarylmethanes by the Baeyer condensation of different arylaldehydes carrying activated and deactivated groups and N, N- dimethylaniline using a catalytic amount of ZrOCl₂ under solvent-free microwave irradiation conditions is described. Further, the catalytic activity of ZrOCl₂ is compared with traditional Lewis acid catalysts and found that this synthetic method has the advantages of excellent ...