Citation: Gholam Hossein Mahdavinia, Hamid Sepehrian. MCM-41 anchored sulfonic acid (MCM-41-R-SO₃H): A mild, reusable and highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the Biginelli reaction[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2008, 19(12): 1435-1439. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2008.09.028 shu

MCM-41 anchored sulfonic acid (MCM-41-R-SO₃H): A mild, reusable and highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the Biginelli reaction

Gholam Hossein Mahdavinia ^a, ,
Hamid Sepehrian ^b

a Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University-Marvdasht Branch, Marvdasht, Iran;
b Jaber Ibn Hayan Research Laboratories, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, AEOI, P. O. Box 11365/8486, Tehran, Iran

Received Date: 16 June 2008

An efficient three-component synthesis of 3A-dihydropyrimidinones using MCM-41 anchored sulfonic acid (MCM-41-R-SO₃H) as a mild, heterogeneous catalyst for Biginelli reaction in CH₃CN under reflux condition is described.
- One-pot,
- MCM-41-R-SO₃H,
- Heterogeneous,
- Biginelli reaction,
- Multicomponent
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