A general mild and efficient protocol for the synthesis of amidoalkyl naphthol libraries was achieved utilizing tetrachlorosilane and zinc chloride in dichloromethane at ambient temperature via a one-pot, three-component condensation of various aldehydes, nitriles (amides), and β-naphthol.
Key words
multicomponent reactions - amidoalkyl naphthols - tetrachlorosilane - Ritter reaction - combinatorial synthesis