Nano-sulfated zirconia as an efficient,recyclable and environmentally benign catalyst for one-pot three component synthesis of amidoalkyl naphthols

One pot synthesis of amidoalkyl naphthols by reaction of aromatic aldehydes,2-naphthol and amide/urea using nano-sulfated zirconia as a catalyst is reported.The reaction was carried out under solvent-free conditions.The method gave good yields of amidoalkyl naphthols in short reaction time.The catalyst is recycled for five consecutive times without loss of activity.