PMID- 32972337 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211115 LR - 20211115 IS - 1875-5402 (Electronic) IS - 1386-2073 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 5 DP - 2021 TI - Activated Carbon/MoO(3): Efficient Catalyst for Green Synthesis of Chromeno[d]pyrimidinediones and Xanthenones. PG - 683-694 LID - 10.2174/1386207323666200924111602 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Nanoscale metal oxide catalysts have been extensively employed in organic reactions because they have been found to influence the chemical and physical properties of bulk material. The chromene (benzopyran) nucleus constitutes the core structure in a major class of many biologically active compounds, and interest in their chemistry consequently continues because of their numerous biological activities. The xanthene (dibenzopyran) derivatives are classified as highly significant compounds which display a number of various bioactive properties. Pyrimidinones have also gained interest due to their remarkable biological utilization, such as antiviral, antibacterial, antihypertensive, antitumor, and calcium blockers effects. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work presented herein was to prepare activated carbon/MoO3 nanocomposite and explore its role as a green and recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of chromeno[d]pyrimidinediones and xanthenones under ethanol-drop grinding at room temperature. METHODS: The activated carbon/MoO3 nanocomposite was prepared successfully via a simple route in which the carbonization of gums as new natural precursors was used for the synthesis of activated carbon. This nanocomposite was then effectively used in a reaction of 3,4-methylenedioxyphenol, aromatic aldehydes, and active methylene compounds, including 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid and dimedone, to synthesize a series of chromeno[d]pyrimidinediones and xanthenones in high yields. The synthesized catalyst was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Powder x-ray diffractometry (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, and also by TGA analysis. Confirmation of the structures of compounds 5(a-g) and 6(a-g) were also established with IR, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR spectroscopic data and also by elemental analyses. RESULTS: A number of 6,8-dimethyl-10-phenyl-6,10-dihydro-7H-[1,3]dioxolo[4 ,5 :6,7]chromeno[2,3- d]pyrimidine-7,9(8H)-diones and 7,7-dimethyl-10-(4-methylphenyl)-6,7,8,10-tetrahydro-9H-[1,3]dioxolo[ 4,5-b]xanthen-9-ones were effectively synthesized using activated carbon/MoO3 nanocomposite (0.05 gr) as a catalyst under ethanol-drop grinding at room temperature. The desired products were obtained in high yields (93-97%) within short reaction times (15-20 min). CONCLUSION: This paper investigates the catalytic potential of the synthesized activated carbon/MoO3 nanocomposite for the preparation of chromeno[d]pyrimidinediones and xanthenones under the ethanol-drop grinding procedure. The mildness of the reaction conditions, high yields of products, short reaction times, experimental simplicity, and avoiding the use of harmful solvents or reagents makes this procedure preferable for the synthesis of these compounds. CI - Copyright(c) Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net. FAU - Mehr, Niloofar Sabet AU - Mehr NS AD - Department of Chemistry, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 18735-138, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Abdolmohammadi, Shahrzad AU - Abdolmohammadi S AD - Department of Chemistry, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 18735-138, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Afsharpour, Maryam AU - Afsharpour M AD - Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran, PO Box 14335-186, Tehran, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United Arab Emirates TA - Comb Chem High Throughput Screen JT - Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening JID - 9810948 RN - 0 (Oxides) RN - 0 (Pyrimidinones) RN - 0 (Xanthenes) RN - 22FQ3F03YS (molybdenum trioxide) RN - 7440-44-0 (Carbon) RN - 81AH48963U (Molybdenum) SB - IM MH - Carbon/*chemistry MH - Catalysis MH - Molecular Structure MH - Molybdenum/*chemistry MH - Oxides/*chemistry MH - Pyrimidinones/*chemical synthesis/chemistry MH - Xanthenes/*chemical synthesis/chemistry OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chromeno[d]pyrimidinediones OT - MCRs OT - activated carbon/MoO3 nanocomposite OT - ethanol-drop grinding OT - recyclability of the catalyst OT - xanthenones EDAT- 2020/09/26 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/16 06:00 CRDT- 2020/09/25 05:31 PHST- 2020/04/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/07/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/08/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/09/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/09/25 05:31 [entrez] AID - CCHTS-EPUB-110193 [pii] AID - 10.2174/1386207323666200924111602 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Comb Chem High Throughput Screen. 2021;24(5):683-694. doi: 10.2174/1386207323666200924111602.