A superior catalytic activity for the SBA-15-functionalized sulfonic acid containing
fluoroalkyl chain alcohols (RFOH/SBA-15–Pr-SO3H adduct) is presented for the synthesis of highly substituted imidazoles. The advantages
of this method include low catalyst loading, simple procedure, excellent yields, recyclability
of catalyst, and short reaction times.
Key words
fluoroalkyl chain alcohols - TFE/SBA-15–Pr-SO
3H - imidazole - multicomponent reaction