African Journal of
Pure and Applied Chemistry

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pure Appl. Chem.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0840
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPAC
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 368

Full Length Research Paper

Nano-Titanium dioxide (TiO2) mediated simple and efficient modification to Biginelli reaction

H. R. Prakash Naik, H. S. Bhojya Naik* and T. Aravinda
Department of Studies and Research in Industrial Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta-577 451, India
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 20 August 2009
  •  Published: 31 October 2009

Abstract

We report an efficient titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanopowder catalyzed and microwave induced, much improved modification to original Biginelli reaction reported in 1893 involving fast reaction kinetics.

 

 

Key words: Titanium dioxide, biginelli reaction, microwave, fast kinetics.