Catalysis Letters, Vol.132, No.1-2, 281-284, 2009
Etidronic Acid: a New and Efficient Catalyst for the Synthesis of Novel 5-Nitro-3,4-Dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-Ones
A simple, convenient and efficient one-pot cyclocondensation reaction of 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-nitroethanone, arylaldehydes and urea using etidronic acid to furnish nitro dihydropyrimidine derivatives is described. A new and efficient protocol is developed as a homogenous catalyst for the synthesis of dihydropyrimidines using substituted omega-nitro acetophenone. Various bisphosphonic acids were examined to synthesized pyrimidines via multicomponent cyclocondensation reaction. This methodology has the advantage of excellent yields with short reaction time.
Keywords:Etidronic acid;Homogenous catalyst;Cyclocondensation;Nitro-dihydropyrimidine;Multicomponent