a Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Calcutta 700 032, India b Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Calcutta 700 032, India
Abstract:
LiBr catalyses efficiently the three component condensation reaction of an aldehyde, a β-ketoester and urea in refluxing acetonitrile to afford the corresponding dihydropyrimidinones in high yield.