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Catalytic application of a nano-molten salt catalyst in the synthesis of biological naphthoquinone-based compounds

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In this investigation, a new application of 1H-imidazol-3-ium tricyanomethanide catalyst was explored. The catalyst presented a robust catalytic applicability for the preparation of naphthoquinone-based compounds under mild and green reaction conditions. A wide range of aromatic aldehydes were able to react with 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione and 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one or malononitrile to afford the desired naphthoquinone-based molecules in short time with high to excellent yields.

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A good range of aromatic aldehydes were treated with 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione (henna) and 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one or malononitrile to afford the desired henna-based target molecules in short reaction time with good to excellent yields.

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We thank Bu-Ali Sina University and the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) for financial support (grant no. 940124), and Iran's National Elites Foundation for recognizing our research group.

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  1. Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, 6517838683, Iran

    Meysam Yarie, Mohammad Ali Zolfigol, Saeed Babaee & Saeed Baghery

  2. Instituto de Síntesis Orgánica, and Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, 03080, Alicante, Spain

    Diego A. Alonso & Abbas Khoshnood

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Yarie, M., Zolfigol, M.A., Babaee, S. et al. Catalytic application of a nano-molten salt catalyst in the synthesis of biological naphthoquinone-based compounds. Res Chem Intermed 44, 2839–2852 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-018-3264-9

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