“…The catalytic potency of our novel catalyst (PC/AgNPs) was compared with the same recently reported MCR, involving acenaphthenequinone, malononitrile and dimedone for the preparation of 2′-amino-tetrahydro-2 H -spiro[acenaphthylene-1,4′-chromene]-3′-carbonitrile ( 12b ) with various catalysts such as CaCl 2 , 164 Fe 3 O 4@ Cs-SO 3 H, 163 Na 2 EDTA, 165 HAuCl 4 .3H 2 O, 166 Meglumine, 135 Fe 2 O 3, 167 HEAA, 168 Cu(OAc) 2 . H 2 O, 169 Amb-400Cl (IRA-400 Cl), 170 Fe 3 O 4 @CS-SO 3 H NPs, 171 C 4 (DABCO-SO 3 H) 2 . 4Cl, 172 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydroxide ([bmim][OH], 173 Carbon–SO 3 H, 174 DBU, 175 (SB-DBU)Cl, 176 PEG-Ni nanoparticle-catalyzed, 177 trisodiumcitrate dehydrate, 178 with that of PC/AgNPs novel catalyst.…”