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One-pot synthesis of xanthene derivatives under solvent-free conditions

Minoo Dabiri, Seyyedeh C. Azimi, and Ayoob Bazgir

Department of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983963113, Iran

E-mail: a_bazgir@sbu.ac.ir

Received: 8 August 2007  Revised: 7 October 2007  Accepted: 12 November 2007

Abstract: One-pot synthesis of aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthene and 1,8-dioxo-octahydroxanthene derivatives using montmorillonite K10 as reusable eco-friendly catalyst under solvent-free conditions is described.

Keywords: xanthenes - solvent-free - montmorillonite K10 - naphthol - reusable catalyst

Full paper is available at www.springerlink.com.

DOI: 10.2478/s11696-008-0050-y

Chemical Papers 62 (5) 522–526 (2008)