Catalyzed and non-catalyzed synthesis of bioactive monastrol

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Main Author: Alvim, Haline Gerica de Oliveira
Publication Date: 2014
Other Authors: Corrêa, José Raimundo, Machado, Taynara Rezende, Silva, Wender Alves da, Neto, Brenno A.
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositório Institucional da UnB
Download full: http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/29152
https://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0100-4042.20140266
Summary: The bioactive 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-thione derivative known as Monastrol was synthesized under catalyzed and non-catalyzed conditions through the Biginelli multicomponent reaction under solvent-free conditions. The use of two Lewis acids (FeCl3 and CuCl2) and two Brønsted acids (HCl and CF3COOH) as catalysts improved the reaction yields of the transformation compared with the non-catalyzed reaction. The experiments investigated catalysis and its role, the importance of multicomponent reactions and their green features, and the application of these concepts to the synthesis of a biologically important structure.