Ceric Ammonium Nitrate supported on Hy-Zeolite Catalyzed Oxidative Condensation Reaction and its Docking Studies

The chemistry of chalcone has been recognized as a significant field of study. Chalcone serve as to prepare starting materials for the synthesis of various heterocyclic compounds. From the backbone of reported literature, we have developed an alternative heterogeneous and simple catalytic system for the synthesis of chalcones via the oxidative condensation of benzyl alcohol with substituted acetophenone using metal nitrate supported HY-Zeolite as a catalyst. 30 mol% CAN supported HY-zeolite has been efficiently used as a catalyst for the oxidative condensation reaction of benzyl alcohol with substituted acetophenones in the presence of hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant in toluene to afford the corresponding chalcones in good to moderate yields. Docking studies were carried out for the synthesized compounds towards the protein Lysine aminotransferase using the software.