Triselenium Dicyanide (TSD): A New Catalyst for the Facile Synthesis of Heteroins Including Pteroin and Quinoxaloin under Microwave Heating

Title: Triselenium Dicyanide (TSD): A New Catalyst for the Facile Synthesis of Heteroins Including Pteroin and Quinoxaloin under Microwave Heating

Volume: 6 Issue: 5

Author(s): Shyamaprosad Goswami and Annada C. Maity

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Keywords: Benzoin condensation, microwave-assisted synthesis, enediol, triselenium dicyanide (TSD)

Abstract: Triselenium dicyanide (TSD) under microwave heating has been reported herein for the first time to be an efficient catalyst for the benzoin type condensation reaction and this has been applied for the synthesis of heteroins such as pteroin, quinoxaloin, quinoloin and pyridoin in moderate to good yields. Heteroin is produced by the dimerization of two molecules of N-heterocyclic aldehyde.

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Goswami Shyamaprosad and Maity C. Annada, Triselenium Dicyanide (TSD): A New Catalyst for the Facile Synthesis of Heteroins Including Pteroin and Quinoxaloin under Microwave Heating, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2009; 6 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017809788681365