%0 Journal Article %T Solvent Free One-Pot Synthesis of 1,2,4,5-Tetrasubstituted Imidazoles Catalyzed by Secondary Amine Based Ionic Liquid and Defective Keggin Heteropoly Acid %A Pranab Jyoti Das %A Jupitara Das %A Munni Ghosh %A Sabera Sultana %J Green and Sustainable Chemistry %P 6-13 %@ 2160-696X %D 2013 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/gsc.2013.34A002 %X

Secondary amine based ionic liquid and defective Keggin type heteropoly acid (HPA) are separately used for efficient one-pot four-component synthesis of 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted imidazoles assisted by microwave (MW). Eco-friendly solvent free procedure, short reaction time, high yield of products and reusability of catalysts are important features of the synthesis. A comparative study on the efficiency of the two catalysts is reported. This work further demonstrates the alternate use of urea, instead of often used ammonium acetate, as source of nitrogen.

%K Ionic Liquids %K Keggin Heteropolyacid %K Microwave %K Tetrasubstituted Imidazole %K Solvent Free Synthesis %K Multicomponent Reaction %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=39898