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The separated catalyst was washed with cold ethanol, dried at
R'
60 °C under vacuum for 1 h, and was reused. The product was
collected from the filtrate after cooling to room temperature
and recrystallized from the ethanol to give compounds 4a–4t.
Melting points were recorded with an electrothermal Type
9100 melting point apparatus. The infrared (IR) spectra were
obtained using a 4300 Shimadzu spectrophotometer and KBr
O
R
R'
O
H
O
R
EtO
NH
2
NH2
X
EtO
N
H
4a 4t
X
+
H2N
ꢀ
O
3
1
1
disks. The H NMR (500 MHz) spectra were recorded with a
Solvent-free
140 oC
Bruker DRX500 spectrometer.
4a (R = Me, R' = 3-BrC6H4, X = O). H NMR (500 MHz,
1
DMSO-d6): ꢀ 1.10 (t, 3H, J = 7.0 Hz, CH3), 2.25 (s, 3H, CH3),
3.95–4.05 (m, 2H, CH2), 5.14 (d, 1H, J = 3.2 Hz, CH), 7.23 (d,
1H, J = 7.7 Hz, arom-H), 7.31 (t, 1H, J = 7.8 Hz, arom-H), 7.39
(s, 1H, arom-H), 7.45 (dt, 1H, J = 7.9, 0.9 Hz, arom-H), 7.77 (s,
1H, NH), 9.25 (s, 1H, NH); IR (KBr, cm–1): ꢁ 3238 (NH), 3114
(NH), 1706 (C=O), 1654 (C=O).
SO3H
Scheme 1. Biginelli reaction catalyzed by SCM.
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4c (R = Me, R' = 4-ClC6H4, X = O). H NMR (500 MHz,
synthesis of dihydropyrimidinones and thiones. In a continua-
tion of our previous works on the applications of reusable
catalysts in the synthesis of organic compounds [32–41], we
report here a novel, heavy metal-free, and recyclable catalyst
SCM for the efficiently synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-
2(1H)-ones and -thiones (Scheme 1).
DMSO-d6): ꢀ 1.09 (t, 3H, J = 7.1 Hz, CH3), 2.25 (s, 3H, CH3),
3.95–4.05 (m, 2H, CH2), 5.15 (d, 1H, J = 3.2 Hz, CH), 7.25 (d,
2H, J = 7.7 Hz, arom-H), 7.39 (d, 2H, J = 7.7 Hz, arom-H),
7.75 (s, 1H, NH), 9.22 (s, 1H, NH); IR (KBr, cm–1): ꢁ 3233
(NH), 3114 (NH), 1703 (C=O), 1650 (C=O).
1
4d (R = Me, R' = 4-FC6H4, X = O). H NMR (500 MHz,
DMSO-d6): ꢀ 1.09 (t, 3H, J = 7.2 Hz, CH3), 2.25 (s, 3H, CH3),
3.95–4.00 (m, 2H, CH2), 5.14 (d, 1H, J = 3.2 Hz, CH),
7.10–7.30 (m, 4H, arom-H), 7.73 (s, 1H, NH), 9.20 (s, 1H, NH);
IR (KBr, cm–1): ꢁ 3238 (NH), 3079 (NH), 1703 (C=O), 1650
(C=O).
1 Experimental
1.1 Preparation of SCM
4g (R = Me, R' = 4-MeOC6H4, X = O). 1H NMR (500 MHz,
CDCl3): ꢀ 1.10 (t, 3H, J = 7.1 Hz, CH3), 2.27 (s, 3H, CH3), 3.72
(s, 3H, CH3O), 3.99 (q, 2H, J = 7.1 Hz, CH2), 5.25 (d, 1H, J =
2.4 Hz, CH), 6.20 (s, 1H, NH), 6.75 (d, 2H, J = 8.7 Hz,
arom-H), 7.18 (d, 2H, J = 8.7 Hz, arom-H), 8.38 (s, 1H, NH);
IR (KBr, cm–1): ꢁ 3247 (NH), 3118 (NH), 1703 (C=O), 1649
(C=O).
The SCM was prepared according to the procedure reported
by Hara et al. [31]. Naphthalene (20 g) was heated in concen-
trated sulfuric acid (> 96%, 200 ml) at 250 °C under a flow of
N2. After heating for 15 h, excess sulfuric acid was removed
from the dark brown tar by vacuum distillation at 250 °C for 5 h,
which resulted in a black solid. The solid was then ground to a
powder and was washed repeatedly in boiling water until im-
purities such as sulfate ions were no longer detected in the
wash water. The density of the SO3H groups was measured
using NaOH (0.01 mol/L) as titrant by acid-base potentiomet-
ric titration. The amount of SO3H attached to the polycyclic
aromatic carbon was 2.84 mmol/g. The resulting black powder
was insoluble in solvents such as water, methanol, ethanol,
benzene, and hexane even at their boiling temperatures.
1
4k (R = Me, R' = 4-ClC6H4, X = S). H NMR (500 MHz,
DMSO-d6): ꢀ 1.10 (t, 3H, J = 7.1 Hz, CH3), 2.29 (s, 3H, CH3),
3.95–4.05 (m, 2H, CH2), 5.17 (s, 1H, CH), 7.22 (d, 2H, J = 8.3
Hz, arom-H), 7.42 (d, 2H, J = 8.3 Hz, arom-H), 9.65 (s.br., 1H,
NH), 10.36 (s.br., 1H, NH); IR (KBr, cm–1): ꢁ 3328 (NH), 3175
(NH), 1673 (C=O).
4m (R = Me, R' = 4-MeOC6H4, X = S). 1H NMR (500 MHz,
DMSO-d6): ꢀ 1.11 (t, 3H, J = 7.1 Hz, CH3), 2.28 (s, 3H, CH3),
3.72 (s, 3H, CH3O), 4.00 (q, 2H, J = 7.1 Hz, CH2), 5.11 (d, 1H,
J = 3.6 Hz, CH), 6.89 (d, 2H, J = 8.6 Hz, arom-H), 7.12 (d, 2H,
J = 8.6 Hz, arom-H), 9.57 (s, 1H, NH), 10.26 (s, 1H, NH); IR
(KBr, cm–1): ꢁ 3314 (NH), 3171 (NH), 1667 (C=O).
1.2 General procedure for the synthesis of
3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones and -thiones
A mixture of ꢁ-ketoester (1, 4 mmol), an aldehyde (2, 4
mmol), urea or thiourea (3, 5 mmol), and SCM (0.1 g) was
heated in the oil bath at 140 °C for the appropriate time. The
progress of the reaction was monitored by TLC. Upon com-
pletion, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature
and hot ethanol was added. The catalyst was insoluble in hot
ethanol and it could therefore be recycled by simple filtration.
2 Results and discussion
Solvent-free conditions are especially important for pro-
viding an eco-friendly system. The number of publications
reporting solvent-free conditions for heterocyclic synthesis has