The antimony(III) chloride impregnated on alumina efficiently catalyses a one-pot, three-component condensation reaction among an aldehyde, a β-ketoester, and urea or thiourea to afford the corresponding dihydropyrimidinones in good to excellent yields. The reactions are probed in microwave (MW), ultrasonic, and thermal conditions and the best results are found using MW under solvent-free conditions.Key words: Biginelli dihydropyrimidinones synthesis, SbCl3–Al2O3, MW, sonication, solid supported.
