“…The Mechanism of the reaction is shown in Scheme 2. The synthesis of benzoxanthone has been reported in the presence of strontium triflate [17], InCl 3 , P 2 O 5 [18], NaHSO 4 -SiO 2 [19], HClO 4 [20], pTSA [21], Cu-SiO 2 [22], Caro acid [23], Cyanouric chloride [24] (2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine), Camphor sulphonic acid [25], Dodecatungstophosphoric acid [26], iodine [27], RuCl 3 .nH 2 O [28], Calix-4-arene sulphonic acid [29], Sulfamic acid [30], ClSO 3 H [31], Silica-sulphuric acid [32], TBAF [33], Proline triflate [34], Zr(HSO 4 ) 2 [35], ZnO(NPs) [36], SiWA [37], HBF 4 /SiO 2 , [38] [bmim][BF4] [39],Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) [40]. However, all the methodologies mentioned above suffer from one or more shortcomings such as the use of toxic and hazardous catalysts, solvents, harsh reaction conditions, prolonged reaction time, high temperature, low yield and so on.…”