Silane@TiO2 nanoparticles-driven expeditious synthesis of biologically active benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]chromeno[4,3-d]pyrimidin-6-one scaffolds: A green approach

摘要

A simple, efficient and environmentally benign protocol has been developed for the synthesis of substituted benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]chromeno[4,3-d]pyrimidin-6-one by a reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin, aldehydes and 2-aminobenzimidazole using silane@TiO2 nanoparticles as heterogeneous catalyst under reflux condition in ethanol. The surface modification of TiO2 nanoparticles was confirmed by using FT-IR, FE-SEM, EDX, XRD and TEM analyses. Furthermore, the stability of the catalyst was evaluated by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). Some advantages of this method are high yield of products, short reaction time; recyclability of the catalyst and column chromatography-free protocol. The synthesized compounds were screened for their in vitro antioxidant activity and most of the compounds exhibited remarkable antioxidant activity.