A crude extract of earthworms was used as an eco-friendly, environmentally benign, and easily accessible biocatalyst for various organic synthesis including the asymmetric direct aldol and Mannich reactions, Henry and Biginelli reactions, direct three-component aza-Diels-Alder reactions for the synthesis of isoquinuclidines, and domino reactions for the synthesis of coumarins. Most of these rea...

Molecular chaperones, such as Hsp70 and Hsp90, are responsible for a variety of protective, anti-apoptotic functions. While inhibitors of Hsp90, such as geldanamycin and its derivative 17-AAG, are well known and important anti-cancer leads, Hsp70 has received less attention. Interesting lead candidates for Hsp70 share a dihydropyrimidine core; however, the preferred display of pendant functiona...

In this study, novel phthalonitrile 3 and their corresponding metal-free 4 and metallophthalocyanine derivatives 5-7 bearing 2-isopropenyl-4-methoxy-1-methylbenzene groups were synthesized and characterized. 3,4-Dihydropyrimidinones have been synthesized by a modified Biginelli-type reaction with various metallophthalocyanines 5-7 as catalysts. Compared to the classical Biginielli reaction, the...

We present a self-organizing map (SOM) approach to predicting macromolecular targets for combinatorial compound libraries. The aim was to study the usefulness of the SOM in combination with a topological pharmacophore representation (CATS) for selecting biologically active compounds from a virtual combinatorial compound collection, taking the multi-component Biginelli dihydropyrimidine reaction...

A magnetic nanoparticle conjugated mesoporous nanocatalyst (Fe(3)O(4)@mesoporous SBA-15) with a high surface area has been synthesized by chemical conjugation of magnetite (Fe(3)O(4)) nanoparticles with functionalized mesoporous SBA-15. Functionalized mesoporous SBA-15 containing surface carboxyl and amino groups was synthesized via the thiol-ene click reaction of cysteine hydrochloride and vin...

In order to develop a better bioactive molecules with good efficacy, we synthesized a new series of Thiazolo [3,2-a] pyrimidine derivatives with good yield and studied their anthelmintic properties, structureactivity relationships (SARs). A new series of Thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidines have been synthesized through duff formylation, ‘One pot’ Biginelli reaction, cyclization followed by knoevenagel c...

hydroquinazoline-2,5-dione was obtained from Biginelli-type cyclocondensation1 of 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione with urea and 4-bromobenzaldehyde: yield 1.16 g (62.19%), m.p. 174 – 175 ̊C. A summary of the key crystallographic information is given in Table 1. The atomic coordinates and equivalent isotropic displacement parameters with estimated standard deviations for atoms except H are list...

As part of our search for anti-breast cancer agents a new series of tricyclic 4-substituted-2-yl)-2thioxo-3, 4-dihydro-1H-indeno [1, 2-d] pyrimidin-5(2H)-one 4-9 were obtained in one pot synthesis by a modification of the Biginelli Reaction. The structures of the synthesized compounds were characterized by microanalyses, IR, H-NMR, C-NMR and mass spectral data. All the synthesized compounds wer...