Table 1.
Effect of various reaction parameters.a
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| Entry | Catalyst | Solvent | Temp. (°C) | Time, h | Yieldb (%) |
| 1 | BATA-MC | H2O | rtc | 72 | NF |
| 2 | BATA-MC | H2O | 80 | 24 | 70 |
| 3 | BATA-MC | H2O | 80 | 48 | 72 |
| 4 | BATA-MC | H2O | 100 | 6 | 78 |
| 5 | BATA-MC | H2O | 100 | 8 | 88 |
| 6 | BATA-MC | H2O | 100 | 12 | 89 |
| 7 | BATA-MC | H2O | 100 | 24 | 89 |
| 8 | BATA-MC | EtOH/H2O 1:1 | 80 | 8 | 85 |
| 9 | BATA-MC | EtOH/H2O 1:1 | 90 | 8 | 91 |
| 10 | BATA-MC | EtOH/H2O 1:1 | 90 | 12 | 92 |
| 11 | – | H2O | 100 | 48 | NF |
| 12 | – | EtOH/H2O 1:1 | 90 | 48 | trace |
| 13 | – | PEG/H2O 1:4 | 100 | 48 | 12 |
| 14 | – | PEG/H2O 1:3 | 100 | 48 | 16 |
aReaction conditions: a mixture of 1.0 equiv of each of dimedone (1 mmol), isatin (1 mmol), and p-toluidine (1 mmol) was heated with stirring in the presence of the catalyst (10 mol %) in 3 mL of solvent. bIsolated yield. NF= not found.
