Abstract
A novel and an expeditious approach for the synthesis of 3-phenyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazine derivatives has been achieved from 1,4-dichlorophthlazine and benzohydrazides in the presence of nano Bi2O3 catalyst. 3-Phenyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazines undergo substitution reaction with various –OH group to produce 6-substituted-3-phenyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazines in excellent yields under aqueous condition in the presence of Pd(OAc)2, BINAP and nano Bi2O3 catalyst. The present protocol tolerates various functional groups and represents a reliable and time efficient method.
Graphical Abstract
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