AbstractPolyethylene glycol was found to be an inexpensive non-toxic and effective medium for one pot synthesis of high yields of decahydroacridine-1,8-diones in the presence of ceric ammonium nitrate as the catalyst. Moreover, the solvent can be recovered and reused.
Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN)-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of alkyl/aryl/heteroaryl-substituted bis(6-aminouracil-5-yl)methane scaffolds (3a–3u) has been developed via a pseudo three-component reaction in aqueous ethanol at room temperature.