Trimethylsilyl Chloride Catalyzed Highly Efficient Synthesis of Schiff Bases of Thiazole in Glycerol under Microwave Irradiation

Abstract

A green and environmentally benign protocol is developed for the synthesis of Schiff bases of sulphur containing compound by irradiating thiazole and pyrazole aldehyde in glycerol under microwave irradiation at 70 ºC with trimethylsilyl chloride (TMSCl) as a catalyst. The method has advantages such as excellent yield, use of green solvent, easy work-up and most important the reaction completed within 2.5 min by using TMSCl catalyst. The TMSCl is an acidic catalyst, which enhances the yield of product, reaction time (with microwave, with reflux at 75 ºC and with stirring at room temperature) which can be easily removed from reaction mask.