TY - EJOUR AU - Bamoniri, Abdolhamid AU - Pourali, Ali Reza AU - Nazifi, S. Mohammad Reza PY - 2024 DA - February TI - Solvent-free synthesis and characterization of antibacterial azo dyes in the presence of Bronsted-acid ionic liquid as a green catalyst T2 - Iranian Journal of Catalysis VL - 2 L1 - https://oiccpress.com/iranian-journal-of-catalysis/article/solvent-free-synthesis-and-characterization-of-antibacterial-azo-dyes-in-the-presence-of-bronsted-acid-ionic-liquid-as-a-green-catalyst/ N2 - A convenient and efficient direct protocol for the preparation of antibacterial azo dyes by the reaction of 2-naphthol with aromatic amines in the presence of catalytic amount of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidonium hydrogen sulfate ([H-NMP]HSO4) was carried out under solvent free conditions. This method has some advantages such as: easy work-up and easy separation of catalyst from the reaction mixture. The in vitro antibacterial activities of some compounds were studied using gram positive and negative microorganisms. IS - 4 PB - OICC Press KW - 2-Naphthol, antibacterial, Bronsted acid, Ionic liquid, Azo Dyes EN -