Research Article

Al(NO3)3 · 9H2O: An Efficient Catalyst for the One-Pot Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones Both under Reflux or Solvent-Free Conditions

Table 4

Synthesis of various dihydropyrimidinones catalyzed by Al (NO3)3·9H2O in refluxing ethanol (I) and solvent-free conditions at 80°C ( I I ) a .

EntryRR1XTime (h:min)Yield (%)
IIIIII

1PhOEtO7:0000:309297
2PhOMeO7:0000:209395
3PhOEtS8:0000:608085
44-Cl-C6H4OEtO7:001:308588
54-Cl-C6H4OMeO7:001:308090
62-Cl-C6H4OEtO7:0000:307095
72-Cl-C6H4OMeO7:0000:308097
84-CH3-C6H4OEtS6:002:009095
92-MeO-C6H4OEtO6:002:009999
104-MeO-C6H4OEtO7:003:008892
113,4-DiMeO-C6H4OMeO7:003:007092
123-Br-C6H4OEtO8:003:008087
134-F-C6H4OEtO9:002:308599
142-FurylOMeO8:002:008588
153-EtO-4-HO-C6H4OEtO9:001:308288
164-Me2N-C6H4OEtO8:003:008092
173-O2N-C6H4OEtO9:003:007090

a Yields refer to isolated products which were characterized by comparison of their spectroscopic and physical data with those of samples synthesized by reported procedures.