Arup Datta

A Simple, Efficient and Green Procedure for the Knoevenagel Condensation of Aldehydes with N-Methylpiperazine at Room Temperature under Solvent-Free Conditions

Abstract Knoevenagel condensation of aromatic, aliphatic, and heteroaromatic aldehydes with active methylene compounds such as ethylcyanoacetate, malononitrile, and cyanoacetamide proceed very smoothly at room temperature by simply mixing the ingredients together under solvent-free conditions in the presence of N-methylpiperazine in excellent yields of the E-configured products.

Halogen-Free Room-Temperature Brønsted Acidic Ionic Liquid [Hmim]+ HSO4 − as a Recyclable Green “Dual Reagent” Catalysis for the Synthesis of Triarylmethanes (TRAMs)

Abstract The halogen-free Brønsted acidic ionic liquid methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate ([Hmim]+ HSO4 −) acts as a very efficient catalyst for the one-pot, two-component Baeyer condensation of a variety of aromatic aldehydes with dimethyl or diethyl aniline at room temperature. This “green” reagent behaves as both catalyst and solvent; that is, it exhibits “dual-reagent catalysis.” The room-temperature acidic ionic liquid could be recycled several times with almost no loss in the yield of the reaction. This is the first report of the Baeyer synthesis with a halogen-free ionic liquid. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

Synthesis of Substituted Pyrimidinones Catalyzed by Boric Acid and Glycerol in Aqueous Medium

Abstract An expeditious one-pot synthesis of substituted pyrimidinone derivatives with aromatic aldehydes, cyclopentanone, and urea (or thiourea) was developed with boric acid (10 mol%) and glycerol (0.1 mL) in aqueous medium at 45–50 °C. The methodology is simple, highly efficient, and high yielding. The idea behind this methodology is that boric acid, being a weak acid, behaves as a strong acid in presence of glycerol in aqueous medium. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT