Using the synthetic potential of recyclable zinc oxide(ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs), a proficient, elegant, and rapid one-pot synthesis of a variety of 3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)-one/thione derivatives from the1,3-dicarbonyl compound, urea/thiourea, and various aromatic aldehydes havebeen unveiled in the present research. TheZnONPs were synthesized by theco-precipitation method. The powder X-ray diffraction method was employed for the determination of thecrystallite size of the synthesized ZnONPs.The hexagonal phase was obtained in the XRD pattern of the synthesized ZnO NPs with anaverage crystallite size of 25 nm.The current synthetic strategy offers excellent yields, a short reaction time, favorable reaction conditions, easy transformation, non-chromatographic product purification, and catalyst recyclability. Furthermore, the catalyst could be retrieved and reused without losing any of its catalytic activity. As a result, this elegant protocol is an adequate method fordihydropyrimidinone/thione synthesis.
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