Nano-TiO₂: An Eco-Friendly and Re-Usable Catalyst for the Synthesis of 14-Aryl or Alkyl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes

B.F. Mirjalili^a,, A. Bamoniri^b, A. Akbari^a and N. Taghavinia^c*

^aDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Yazd University, Yazd, P.O. Box 89195-741, I. R. Iran
^bDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, I.R. Iran
^cPhysics Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 14588, I. R. Iran

Synthesis of 14-aryl or alkyl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes using nano-TiO₂ as eco-friendly and efficient catalyst is reported. Short reaction times, high yields, a clean process, simple methodology, easy work-up and green conditions are advantages of this protocol.

Keywords: 14-Aryl or alkyl-14-H-dibenzo [a,j]xanthenes, Nano-TiO₂, Aldehyde, 2-Naphthol

Nano-TiO2: An Eco-Friendly and Re-Usable Catalyst for the Synthesis of 14-Aryl or Alkyl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes

B.F. Mirjalilia,*, A. Bamonirib, A. Akbaria and N. Taghaviniac

aDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Yazd University, Yazd, P.O. Box 89195-741, I. R. Iran bDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, I.R. Iran cPhysics Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 14588, I. R. Iran

Nano-TiO₂: An Eco-Friendly and Re-Usable Catalyst for the Synthesis of 14-Aryl or Alkyl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes

B.F. Mirjalili^a,, A. Bamoniri^b, A. Akbari^a and N. Taghavinia^c*

^aDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Yazd University, Yazd, P.O. Box 89195-741, I. R. Iran
^bDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, I.R. Iran
^cPhysics Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 14588, I. R. Iran