简介:Anefficientandenvironmentallyfriendlyprocedurefortheone-potsynthesisoftetrahydropyrimidinonesfromaldehydes,β-diketonesandurea/thioureabyusingmagnesiumbromideasaninexpensiveandeasilyavailablecatalystundersolvent-freeconditionswasdescribed.ComparedwiththeclassicalBiginellireactionconditions,thisnewmethodhastheadvantageofgoodtoexcellentyields(74%-94%)andshortreactiontime(45-90min).ThestructureoftheBiginellireactionproductfromβ-diketone,salicylaldehydeandureahasbeenproposedtopossessanoxygen-bridgebycyclization(intramolecularMichael-addition).
简介:4-(Succinimido)-1-butanesulfonicacidasanefficientandreusableBronstedacidcatalyzedthesynthesisofpyrano[4,3-b]pyranderivativesundersolvent-freeconditions.Thecatalystcanbepreparedbymixingsuccinimideand1,4-butanesultonethatismoresimpleandsaferthanthepreparationofsuccinimidesulfonicacid.Thismethodhastheadvantagesofhighyield,cleanreaction,simplemethodologyandshortreactiontime.Thecatalystcouldberecycledwithoutsignificantlossofactivity.