Iranian Journal of Catalysis (IJC) Maltose as a green catalyst for the synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted furan-2(5H) ones in water Volume 4 (2014) Issue 4, December 2014 2024 02 03 Maltose as a green catalyst for the synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted furan-2(5H) ones in water EN Faranak Farhadpour Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P. O. Box 98135-674 Zahedan, Iran Nourallah Hazeri Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran Sajjad Salahi Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P. O. Box 98135-674 Zahedan, Iran Parvaneh Dastoorani Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P. O. Box 98135-674 Zahedan, Iran Razieh Doostmohammadi Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P. O. Box 98135-674 Zahedan, Iran Mojtaba Lashkari Faculty of Science, Velayat University, Iranshahr, Iran. Majid Ghashang Department of Chemistry, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box: 517; Najafabad, Iran Malek Taher Maghsoodlou Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran Journal Article 2024 02 03 Maltose as an efficient, available, cheap and eco-friendly catalyst has been applied for the synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted furan-2(5H)one derivatives via a one-pot three-component reaction of arylamines, aromatic aldehydes and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates in water. This method has notable advantages in terms of simple workup, no need for column chromatography, short reaction time and high yields.