One-pot, three-component condensation of phenols, aromatic aldehydes, and amides in the presence of 3-methyl-1-sulfonic acid imidazolium chloride {[Msim]Cl} as ionic liquid and catalyst under solvent-free condition to prepare a new category of compounds, namely amido-alkyl-phenols has been described. In the presented work, all products have been reported for the first time.
Key words
amidoalkyl phenol - ionic liquid - sulfonic acid functionalized imidazolium salts - SAFIS - phenol - aldehyde - solvent-free