Different (±)-4-(3/4-acetoxyaryl)-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-ones have been synthesized and subjected to enantioselective deacetylation reactions mediated by different lipases in organic media. Novozyme 435 in tetrahydrofuran:diisopropyl ether was found to be the catalyst of choice for efficient enantioselective deacetylation of dihydropyrimidinones under study. Further, w...

The title compound, C(20)H(32)N(2)OS, was obtained during the course of our investigation on 2-alkylsulfanyl-6-benzyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-4(3H)-ones (S-DABOs) showing favourable anti-HIV-1 activity. Both cyclo-hexane rings adopt chair conformations. The angle at the methyl-ene C atom linking the pyrimidine and cyclo-hexane ring is 113.7 (3)°, which is in the range considered optimal for maximu...

The chromophore 3-Z phycocyanobilin (PCB, (2R,3Z)-8,12-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-18-ethyl-3-ethylidene-2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-2,3-dihydrobilin-1,19(21H,24H)-dione) mediates red and far-red light perception in natural and synthetic biological systems. Here we describe a PCB synthesis strategy in mammalian cells. We optimize the production by co-localizing the biocatalysts to the substrate source, by co...

An efficient and convenient procedure for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones and thiones by condensation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, Aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes, and urea or thiourea in the presence of catalytic amount of Brønsted acidic ionic liquid 3-methyl-1-sulfonic acid imidazolium chloride {[Msim]Cl} under thermal solvent-free conditions reacted easily to afford the co...

CuO-CeO2 nanocomposite is reported as a green and highly efficient recyclable catalyst for the multicomponent  synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones/thiones under solvent-free conditions. The catalyst was synthesized by co-precipitation method and characterized by XRD, BET specific surface area, FESEM and EDS analysis.