Lanthanide triflate catalyzed Biginelli reaction. one-pot synthesis of dihydropyrimidinones under solvent-free conditions

An Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-Ones/Thiones Catalysed by 2-Thienylboronic Acid

A simple efficient one-pot three-component condensation for synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-( 1H)-ones/thiones in good to excellent yields using 2-thienylboronic acid as a catalyst was described.

Antioxidant capacity and environmentally friendly synthesis of dihydropyrimidin-(2H)-ones promoted by naturally occurring organic acids

The Biginelli reaction is a multicomponent reaction involving the condensation between an aldehyde, a β-ketoester, and urea or thiourea, in the presence of an acid catalyst, producing dihydropyrimidinones (DHPMs). Owing to their important pharmacological properties, the DHPMs have been studied by many authors. However, most of the methodologies used for the synthesis of these compounds require drastic reaction conditions. In the current study, we report an efficient and clean procedure for preparing DHPMs by the use of citric acid or tartaric acid as a promoter of the Biginelli synthesis in ethanol as solvent. In addition, we have evaluated the antioxidant capacity of the compounds synthesized by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assay and the thiobarbituric acid-reactive species test. Two compounds presented antioxidant activity and also reduced lipid peroxidation at concentrations of 200 and 300 µM. In summary, we report an environmentally friendly procedure for the preparation of DHPMs and demonstrate the antioxidant capacity of some of the compounds.

Green synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of some new trifluoromethyl-substituted hexahydropyrimidines by grinding

A series of trifluoromethyl-substituted hexahydropyrimidine derivatives were efficiently synthesized in excellent yields via one-pot three-component reaction of aromatic aldehydes, ethyl trifluoroacetoacetate and thiourea(urea) in presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid under solvent-free conditions at room temperature by grinding. The present method does not involve any hazardous organic solvent and has proven to be simple, efficient, environmentally benign and cost-effective compared with the classical synthetic methods. These compounds were screened for their antibacterial activities against Escherichia coli and Bacillus thuringiensis and found to exhibit remarkably better antibacterial activities than the control drug.

Ammonium Trifluoroacetate-Mediated Synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones

A simple and economic synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones using ammonium trifluoroacetate as catalyst and as solid support is accomplished. Easy workup procedure for the synthesis of title compounds is well arrived at and is well documented.