Amla Fruit Extract: Green and Natural Catalyst for the Synthesis of Acylated Derivatives via Microwave Technique

Abstract

The current work demonstrates Amla fruit extract efficiency as a promising green catalyst for microwave assisted acylation processes. This is an attempt to recreate the ancient acylation procedures that used metal catalysts. The results obtained for the synthesis of naphthalene-2-yl-acetate, N-(2-nitrophenyl)acetamide, N-phenylacetamide, 1-phenylpropane-1,2-dione, acetic benzoic anhydride, N-acetylbenzamide, phenyl acetate (A1-A7) in the presence of amla juice as a green catalyst were exemplary which determines that the efficacy of the natural amla juice extract proved to be an excellent alternative catalyst. These reactions will represent a significant breakthrough in chemical synthesis, particularly in the acylation of organic molecules with potential biological activity.