Abstract
Facile, efficient, four-component domino reaction of dialkylphthalates, hydrazine hydrate, indole-3-carboxaldehydes, and malononitrile/ethyl cyanoacetate leads to the formation of 1-(1H-indol-2-yl)-1H-pyrazolo [1,2-b] phthalazine-5,10-diones in the presence of InCl3 as catalyst in refluxing ethanol for 1 h in good yields. This four-component domino reaction transformation presumably proceeds via sequential addition, dehydration, condensation, and cyclization steps.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors are very thankful to the authorities of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad for providing laboratory facilities.
Notes
a Refers to yields of crude products only.