@article { ISI:000267239200041,
	title = {Scolecite as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazoles},
	journal = {Central European Journal of Chemistry},
	volume = {7},
	number = {3},
	year = {2009},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {550-554},
	publisher = {VERSITA},
	address = {9 DRUGA POPRZECNA ST, 04-604 WARSAW 41, POLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Natural scolecite has been found as an effective catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazole derivatives via a three component reaction using benzil or benzoin, aldehydes and ammonium acetate. This method provides several advantages such as being environmentally benign, reusable, possessing high yields with increased variations of the substituents in the product and preparative simplicity.</p>},
	keywords = {2, 4, 5-Triarylimidazoles, heterogeneous catalyst, Three-component reaction},
	issn = {1895-1066},
	doi = {10.2478/s11532-009-0050-y},
	author = {Gadekar, Lakshman S. and Mane, Shivshankar R. and Katkar, Santosh S. and Arbad, Balasaheb R. and Lande, Machhindra K.}
}
@article { ISI:000272759400005,
	title = {Scolecite catalyzed facile and efficient synthesis of polyhydroquinoline derivatives through hantzsch multi-component condensation},
	journal = {Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society},
	volume = {30},
	number = {11},
	year = {2009},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {2532-2534},
	publisher = {KOREAN CHEMICAL SOC},
	address = {635-4 YEOGSAM-DONG, KANGNAM-GU, SEOUL 135-703, SOUTH KOREA},
	abstract = {<p>A facile and efficient synthetic route has been developed for the polyhydroquinoline via four component reactions of aldehydes, dimedone, ethyl acetoacetate and ammonium acetate in the presence of catalytic amount of scolecite in ethanol at 70 degrees C through Hantzsch reaction. This method gives remarkable advantages such as simple work-up procedure. environmentally friendly, inexpensive, non-toxic and recyclable catalyst, shorter reaction time along with excellent yields</p>},
	keywords = {heterogeneous catalyst, Multicomponent reaction, Polyhydroquinoline, Reusable catalyst},
	issn = {0253-2964},
	author = {Gadekar, Lakshman S. and Katkar, Santosh S. and Mane, Shivshankar R. and Arbad, Balasaheb R. and Lande, Machhindra K.}
}
