Solid Fly-ash:PTS catalyzed synthesis, spectral studies and antimicrobial activities of some 1,3-diarylpropenones

Abstract

The green catalyst Fly-ash:PTS has been prepared and characterized by IR and SEM analysis. Using this catalyst some aryl chalcones have been synthesized by aldol condensation of aryl methyl ketone and substituted benzaldehydes. It has been observed that this reaction yields more than 85% of the product. These chalcones have been characterized by their physical constants and spectral data following the procedures published in literature. The effect of substituents on the spectral data of the chalcones, synthesized, has been studied using single and multi-regression analysis with Hammett equation. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of these chalcones have been studied using Bauer-Kirby method.