Fatemeh Noori Sadeh - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P.O. Box ۹۸۱۳۵-۶۷۴, Zahedan, Iran
Mojtaba Lashkari - Faculty of Sciences, Velayat University, Iranshahr, Iran
Nourallah Hazeri - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan ۹۸۱۳۵-۶۷۴, Iran
Maryam Fatahpour - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P.O. Box ۹۸۱۳۵-۶۷۴, Zahedan, Iran
Malek Taher Maghsoodlou - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P.O. Box ۹۸۱۳۵-۶۷۴, Zahedan, Iran

With the aim of developing an efficient and eco-friendly method for a diastereoselective synthesis of dispiro[tetrahydroquinoline-bis(۲,۲-dimethyl[۱,۳] dioxane-۴,۶-dione)] derivatives, a one-pot pseudo-eight-components reaction between arylamines, aromatic aldehydes and Meldrum’s acid has occurred in the presence of lactic acid as catalyst. The salient aspects of this protocol are, operational simplicity, facile product separation, a cheap and eco-friendly catalyst, clean reaction conditions, absence of any hazardous organic solvent and moderate to high yields.

Diastereoselective, Dispiro[tetrahydroquinoline-bis(۲, ۲-dimethyl[۱, ۳] dioxane-۴, ۶-dione)], Pseudo-eight-components reaction, Meldrum’s acid, Lactic acid