Zeolite catalyzed solvent- free one-pot synthesis of dihydropyrimidin- 2(1H)-ones – A practical synthesis of monastrol

• Mukund G. Kulkarni,
• Sanjay W. Chavhan,
• Mahadev P. Shinde,
• Dnyaneshwar D. Gaikwad,
• Ajit S. Borhade,
• Attrimuni P. Dhondge,
• Yunnus B. Shaikh,
• Vijay B. Ningdale,
• Mayur P. Desai and
• Deekshaputra R. Birhade

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 4, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.4

• monastrol, a potent inhibitor of kinesin Eg5. Keywords: Biginelli reaction; DHPMs; neat; MCR; zeolite; Introduction The Biginelli reaction is a well-known multicomponent reaction involving a one-pot cyclocondensation of an aldehyde, β-ketoester and urea/thiourea [1][2][3]. Multicomponent reactions (MCRs