Nanosilica-supported dual acidic ionic liquid as a heterogeneous and reusable catalyst for the synthesis of flavanones under solvent-free conditions

摘要

A nanosilica-supported dual acidic ionic liquid on the basis of 1-methyl-3-(4-sulfobutyl)imidazolium hydrogen sulfate was synthesized and used as an efficient, green, non-corrosive, non-toxic, heterogeneous, and reusable catalyst for the synthesis of some new and known substituted flavanones. The synthesis was done by the condensation of 2'-hydroxyacetophenone with different aldehydes and the subsequent cyclization of the resulting 2'-hydroxychalcone in the presence of the catalyst. High yields of the products, short reaction times, and solvent-free conditions characterize this new method.