An Expeditious “Green” Michael Addition of Nitro Methane to Benzimidazole Chalcones in the Presence of TBAB as Surface Catalyst

Title: An Expeditious “Green” Michael Addition of Nitro Methane to Benzimidazole Chalcones in the Presence of TBAB as Surface Catalyst

Volume: 4 Issue: 6

Author(s): P.K. Dubey, P.V.V. Prasada Reddy and K. Srinivas

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Keywords: Benzimidazole chalcones, nitromethane, K2CO3, TBAB, solvent-free, mortar and pestle

Abstract: A novel Michael addition of nitromethane to β-carbon of the benzimidazole chalcones 1 in the presence of K2CO3 and TBAB, under solvent-free conditions, by a simple physical mixing of compounds, leading to 1-(1-alkyl-1Hbenzimidazol- 2-yl)-4-nitro-3-aryl-butane-1-one 2 is described.

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P.K. Dubey , P.V.V. Prasada Reddy and K. Srinivas , An Expeditious “Green” Michael Addition of Nitro Methane to Benzimidazole Chalcones in the Presence of TBAB as Surface Catalyst, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2007; 4 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017807781467533