Research Article

An Efficient One-Pot Green Protocol for the Synthesis of 5-Unsubstituted 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-Ones Using Recyclable Amberlyst 15 DRY as a Heterogeneous Catalyst via Three-Component Biginelli-Like Reaction

Table 3

Amberlyst 15 DRY catalyzed synthesis of dihydropyrimidine-2-(1H)-ones/thiones.

EntryR1R2XProductsaYieldb (%)M.P (°C)

1C6H5EtO1a89205–207
24-(CH3O)–C6H4EtO1b90202-203
34-(NMe2)–C6H4EtO1c83254–256
44-NO2–C6H4EtO1d94212-213
54-(Cl)–C6H4EtO1e91214–215
64-(NO2)C6H4MeO1f95237–239
74-(CH3O)–C6H4MeO1g84192-193
8C6H5–CH=CHEtO1h94231–233
93-NO2–C6H4EtS1i92206-207
104-(CH3O)–C6H4EtS1j90154–156
11C4H4NEtO1k83180–182
12C4H3OEtO1l85211–213
13C4H3SEtO1m86201–203
14C8H6NEtO1n80212–214
15C5H4NEtO1o91193-194
16C5H4NEtS1p85168-169
17C9H6NEtO1q91245–247
18C4H3N2EtO1r89255–257
19C10H7EtO1s92182–185
20C9H5O3EtO1t89277–279

aReaction conditions: -ketoester (1.0 mmol), aldehyde (1.0 mmol), and urea/thiourea (1.2 mmol) in dry ethanol (10 mL), ion exchange resin (50 mg) at refluxing temperature. bIsolated yields.