Sustainable Synthesis of Flavone Employing TiO2 Nanoparticles as an Efficient Catalyst

Green method of producing the beneficial chemical molecule flavone using titanium dioxide (TiO2)nanoparticles as nanocatalysts Flavones, a class of naturally occurring compounds, are widely recognized for theirbroad-spectrum pharmacological properties, including antibacterial and antifungal activities. In this study, TiO2nanoparticles were derived and characterized using TLC and FTIR techniques for determination of completion ofreaction and functional group. The TiO2 showed a superior catalytic activity in oxidative cyclization reaction of2’-hydroxyacetophenone with benzaldehyde at mild conditions. The nanocatalyst efficiently catalyzed the reaction resulting in high yield formation of flavone Flavone has been extensively studied for their multifaceted pharmacologicalactivities including antimicrobial tests.