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  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,334 Views
10 Pages

Solvothermal Synthesis of Multiple Dihydropyrimidinones at a Time as Inhibitors of Eg5

  • Xiao-Qiang Jiang,
  • Shi-Quan Chen,
  • Yan-Fei Liu,
  • Xin-Guang Pan,
  • Dan Chen and
  • Shi-Fan Wang

30 March 2021

Solvothermal synthesis of multiple dihydropyrimidinones at a time has been developed in inexpensive and green bio-based solvent lactic acid without any additional catalysts or additives. By this method, thirty new dihydropyrimidinone derivatives were...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,779 Views
16 Pages

11 September 2017

An efficient and practical protocol has been developed to synthesize dihydropyrimidinones and dihydropyrimidinethiones through FeCl3∙6H2O/TMSBr-catalyzed three-component cyclocondensation under microwave irradiation. This approach features high yield...

  • Article
  • Open Access
104 Citations
11,271 Views
11 Pages

9 July 2007

This paper describes an improved procedure for the efficient and facile synthesis of 4-aryl substituted 3, 4-dihydropyrimidinones under mild reaction conditions with excellent yields using inexpensive silica chloride under solvent free conditions.

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
9,391 Views
13 Pages

Multicomponent Synthesis and Evaluation of New 1,2,3-Triazole Derivatives of Dihydropyrimidinones as Acidic Corrosion Inhibitors for Steel

  • Rodrigo González-Olvera,
  • Viridiana Román-Rodríguez,
  • Guillermo E. Negrón-Silva,
  • Araceli Espinoza-Vázquez,
  • Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Gómez and
  • Rosa Santillan

22 February 2016

An efficient one-pot synthesis of 1,2,3-triazole derivatives of dihydropyrimidinones has been developed using two multicomponent reactions. The aldehyde-1,2,3-triazoles were obtained in good yields from in situ-generated organic azides and O-propargy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,599 Views
17 Pages

31 July 2023

In this study, we present the highly efficient and rapid synthesis of substituted dihydropyrimidinone derivatives through an ultrasound-accelerated approach. We utilize copper ferrite (CuFe2O4) magnetic nanoparticles as heterogeneous catalysts, emplo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,572 Views
17 Pages

Nano-ZrO2-Catalyzed Biginelli Reaction and the Synthesis of Bioactive Dihydropyrimidinones That Targets PPAR-γ in Human Breast Cancer Cells

  • Suresha N. Deveshegowda,
  • Ji-Rui Yang,
  • Zhang Xi,
  • Omantheswara Nagaraja,
  • Kashifa Fazl-Ur-Rahman,
  • Bhanuprakash C. Narasimhachar,
  • Gautam Sethi,
  • Ganga Periyasamy,
  • Mahendra Madegowda and
  • Shobith Rangappa
  • + 3 authors

18 January 2023

Bioactive dihydropyrimidinones (DHPs) were designed and synthesized by a multicomponent Biginelli reaction. The reaction was catalyzed by the polarized surface of nano-zirconium dioxide with partial positive charge of 0.52e at the Zr center and a neg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,547 Views
20 Pages

Assessing the Potential of 1,2,3-Triazole-Dihydropyrimidinone Hybrids Against Cholinesterases: In Silico, In Vitro, and In Vivo Studies

  • Carlos M. Gastalho,
  • Ana M. Sena,
  • Óscar López,
  • José G. Fernández-Bolaños,
  • Alfonso T. García-Sosa,
  • Florbela Pereira,
  • Célia M. Antunes,
  • Ana R. Costa,
  • Anthony J. Burke and
  • Elisabete P. Carreiro

17 October 2024

Combining the pharmacological properties of the 1,2,3-triazole and dihydropyrimidinone classes of compounds, two small families of mono- and di(1,2,3-triazole)-dihydropyrimidinone hybrids, A and B, were previously synthesized. The main objective of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,163 Views
14 Pages

Enaminones, 4-methyl-1-[4-(piperazin/morpholin-1-yl) phenyl] pent-2-en-1-one (IIa–b) were synthesized by refluxing 1-[4-(piperazin/morpholin-1-yl) phenyl] ethan-1-one (Ia–b) with dimethylformamide dimethylacetal (DMF–DMA) without an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,605 Views
16 Pages

One Pot Synthesis of Micromolar BACE-1 Inhibitors Based on the Dihydropyrimidinone Scaffold and Their Thia and Imino Analogues

  • Jessica Bais,
  • Fabio Benedetti,
  • Federico Berti,
  • Iole Cerminara,
  • Sara Drioli,
  • Maria Funicello,
  • Giorgia Regini,
  • Mattia Vidali and
  • Fulvia Felluga

10 September 2020

A library of dihydropyrimidinones was synthesized via a “one-pot” three component Biginelli reaction using different aldehydes in combination with β-dicarbonyl compounds and urea. Selected 2-thiooxo and 2-imino analogs were also obta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,190 Views
14 Pages

In this study, novel phthalonitrile 3 and their corresponding metal-free 4 and metallophthalocyanine derivatives 5–7 bearing 2-isopropenyl-4-methoxy-1-methylbenzene groups were synthesized and characterized. 3,4-Dihydropyrimidinones have been synthes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,354 Views
19 Pages

Synthesis, Selective Cytotoxic Activity against Human Breast Cancer MCF7 Cell Line and Molecular Docking of Some Chalcone-Dihydropyrimidone Hybrids

  • Eduardo B. Mass,
  • Carolina A. de Lima,
  • Marcelo G. M. D’Oca,
  • Juliana M. Sciani,
  • Giovanna B. Longato and
  • Dennis Russowsky

Designed Chalcone-Dihydropyrimidinone hybrid compounds were synthesized expeditiously. The hybridization was performed through the Copper-catalyzed Alkyne-Azide Cycloaddition (CuAAC) from the propargyloxy chalcones and azido-dihydropyrimidinones. The...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,154 Views
12 Pages

Copper Tridentate Schiff Base Complex Supported on SBA-15 as Efficient Nanocatalyst for Three-Component Reactions under Solventless Conditions

  • Elham Sadat Diarjani,
  • Fatemeh Rajabi,
  • Asieh Yahyazadeh,
  • Alain R. Puente-Santiago and
  • Rafael Luque

4 December 2018

The anchorage of a supported copper Schiff base complex on SBA-15 materials provides highly efficient heterogeneous catalysts towards the solvent-free synthesis of dihydropyrimidinones derivatives via the Biginelli condensation reaction. The novel na...

  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
9,655 Views
18 Pages

Solvent-Free Biginelli Reactions Catalyzed by Hierarchical Zeolite Utilizing a Ball Mill Technique: A Green Sustainable Process

  • Ameen Shahid,
  • Nesreen S. Ahmed,
  • Tamer S. Saleh,
  • Shaeel Ahmed Al-Thabaiti,
  • Sulaiman N. Basahel,
  • Wilhelm Schwieger and
  • Mohamed Mokhtar

13 March 2017

A sustainable, green one-pot process for the synthesis of dihydropyrimidinones (DHPMs) derivatives by a three-component reaction of β-ketoester derivatives, aldehyde and urea or thiourea over the alkali-treated H-ZSM-5 zeolite under ball-milling was...

  • Review
  • Open Access
762 Views
16 Pages

3 August 2025

Cancer is one of the most lethal diseases of this century. Unfortunately, many anticancer agents have harsh side effects or fail to work against cancer any longer due to tolerance. Dihydropyrimidinones are promising structures containing a pyrimidine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
720 Views
13 Pages

Synthesis and Antioxidant Activity of Novel Biginelli Adducts with Phenolic Fragments

  • Olga V. Snastina,
  • Erik R. Sabitov,
  • Viktoria A. Kuricheva and
  • Vladimir N. Koshelev

20 August 2025

In this work, eco-friendly ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) and ferric chloride hexahydrate catalysts in ethanol/acetonitrile systems were used to efficiently synthesize novel dihydropyrimidinone (-thione) derivatives via the Biginelli reaction. The obta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,562 Views
12 Pages

18 January 2023

Halloysite nanotubes can be used for the preparation of solid catalysts. Owing to their natural availability at low-cost as well as to their large and easy-to-functionalize surface, they can be conveniently activated with mineral acids or derivatized...

  • Article
  • Open Access
68 Views
24 Pages

Hybrid Dihydropyrimidinones Targeting AKT Signaling: Antitumor Activity in Hormone-Dependent 2D and 3D Cancer Models

  • Amanda Helena Tejada,
  • Samuel José Santos,
  • Gabriel Tofolli Lobo,
  • Abu-Bakr Adetayo Ariwoola,
  • Aryel José Alves Bezerra,
  • Giulia Rodrigues Stringhetta,
  • Izabela Natalia Faria Gomes,
  • Luciane Sussuchi da Silva,
  • Rui Manuel V. Reis and
  • Daniel D’Almeida Preto
  • + 2 authors

Background/Objectives: The development of effective oncologic therapies with fewer adverse effects is often limited by the intrinsic and acquired resistance of tumor cells. Hybrid molecules, rationally designed to combine different pharmacophores, re...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
9,544 Views
63 Pages

Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin(thio)one Containing Scaffold: Biginelli-like Reactions

  • Francisco Sánchez-Sancho,
  • Marcos Escolano,
  • Daniel Gaviña,
  • Aurelio G. Csáky,
  • María Sánchez-Roselló,
  • Santiago Díaz-Oltra and
  • Carlos del Pozo

The interest in 3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)-(thio)ones is increasing every day, mainly due to their paramount biological relevance. The Biginelli reaction is the classical approach to reaching these scaffolds, although the product diversity suffers f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
9,456 Views
9 Pages

24 March 2010

An efficient synthesis of novel 4-(2-phenyl-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-3,4-dihydro-pyrimidin-2(1H)-(thio)ones from 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, 2-phenyl-1,2,3-triazole-4-carbaldehyde and urea or thiourea under ultrasound irradiation and using samarium perchlor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
64 Citations
12,173 Views
6 Pages

Efficient Ce(NO3)3·6H2O-Catalyzed Solvent-Free Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones

  • Mehdi Adib,
  • Khadijeh Ghanbary,
  • Manizheh Mostofi and
  • Mohammad Reza Ganjali

23 August 2006

Cerium(III) nitrate hexahydrate efficiently catalyzes the three-component Biginelli reaction under solvent-free conditions of an aldehyde, a β-keto ester or β- diketone and urea or thiourea to afford the corresponding 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)- ones...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
11,793 Views
8 Pages

Sulfated Zirconia-Catalyzed Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones (DHPMs) Under Solventless Conditions: Competitive Multicomponent Biginelli vs. Hantzsch Reactions

  • Deyanira Angeles-Beltrán,
  • Leticia Lomas-Romero,
  • Victor H. Lara-Corona,
  • Eduardo González-Zamora and
  • Guillermo Negrón-Silva

2 October 2006

The catalytic ability of ZrO2/SO42- to promote solventless three-componentcondensation reactions of a diversity of aromatic aldehydes, urea or thoiurea and ethylacetoacetate was studied. Products resulting from Hantzsch and/or Biginelli multi-compone...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
6,294 Views
4 Pages

18 December 2000

A mild and efficient catalytic method for synthesis of 5-alkoxycarbonyl-4-aryl-3,4- dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones using KSF montmorillonite as catalyst is described.

  • Article
  • Open Access
81 Citations
13,934 Views
8 Pages

13 February 2009

A simple, efficient procedure for the one-pot Biginelli condensation reaction of aldehydes, β-ketoesters and urea or thiourea employing copper(II) sulfamate as a novel catalyst is described. Compared to the classical Biginelli reaction conditions, th...

  • Short Note
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,288 Views
6 Pages

17 April 2012

Methyl 6-methyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-oxo-4-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-pyrimidine-5-carboxylate has been synthesized via the modified Biginelli reaction from benzaldehyde, p-tolylurea, and methyl acetoacetate, promoted with microwave irradiation and ca...

  • Short Note
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,762 Views
4 Pages

Ethyl 6-Methyl-2-oxo-4-{4-[(1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy]phenyl}-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate

  • Itamar Luís Gonçalves,
  • Gabriel Oliveira de Azambuja,
  • Leonardo Davi,
  • Guilherme Arraché Gonçalves,
  • Luciano Porto Kagami,
  • Gustavo Machado das Neves,
  • João Pedro Silveira,
  • Rômulo Faria Santos Canto and
  • Vera Lucia Eifler-Lima

14 August 2019

The Biginelli reaction is an acid-catalyzed, three-component reaction between an aldehyde, a hydrogen methylene active compound, and urea (or its analogue) and constitutes a rapid and easy synthesis of highly functionalized heterocycles. Synthesis of...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,877 Views
16 Pages

16 December 2020

A novel biochar-based graphitic carbon nitride was prepared through calcination of Zinnia grandiflora petals and urea. To provide acidic and ionic-liquid functionalities on the prepared carbon, the resultant biochar-based graphitic carbon nitride was...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,892 Views
8 Pages

14 November 2021

We have efficiently synthesized mono as well as bis and spiro cyclic products of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones (DHPMs) by refluxing a reaction mixture of the three components in deep eutectic solvent (DES) to generating “libraries from librar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
86 Citations
9,922 Views
10 Pages

26 February 2015

We report here an efficient and green method for Biginelli condensation reaction of aldehydes, β-ketoesters and urea or thiourea catalyzed by Brønsted acidic ionic liquid [Btto][p-TSA] under solvent-free conditions. Compared to the classical Biginell...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,829 Views
20 Pages

Diverse Methods with Stereoselective Induction in the Asymmetric Biginelli Reaction

  • Marcos Díaz-Fernández,
  • Manuel Algarra,
  • Saturnino Calvo-Losada,
  • José-Joaquín Quirante,
  • Francisco Sarabia and
  • María-Soledad Pino-González

15 August 2024

The relevance of the asymmetric Biginelli reaction (ABR) has been increased in this century, due to the pharmacological application of its products. This review focuses predominantly on articles published in the period from 2015 to 2024 on asymmetric...

  • Short Note
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,679 Views
4 Pages

Ethyl 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-2-thioxo-1-(p-tolyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate

  • Itamar Luís Gonçalves,
  • Luciano Porto Kagami,
  • Gustavo Machado das Neves,
  • Liliana Rockenbach,
  • Leonardo Davi,
  • Alceu Felipe Soares,
  • Solange Cristina Garcia and
  • Vera Lucia Eifler-Lima

13 November 2018

The Biginelli reaction is a highly versatile reaction that leads to dihydropyrimidinones/thiones. This scaffold is reported as being a privileged structure due to its ability to interact with biological targets. Synthesis of ethyl 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,591 Views
13 Pages

Green Approach—Multicomponent Production of Boron—Containing Hantzsch and Biginelli Esters

  • Joel Martínez,
  • Stephany Romero-Vega,
  • Rita Abeja-Cruz,
  • Cecilio Álvarez-Toledano and
  • René Miranda

30 January 2013

Multicomponent reactions are excellent methods that meet the requirements of green chemistry, by reducing the number of steps, and consequently reducing purification requirements. Accordingly, in this work, 11 novel hybrid-boron-containing molecules,...