“…Siddiqui et al [131] demonstrated the catalytic efficiency of ZnO-nanoparticles for the efficient synthesis of a series of novel pyridine derivatives (76,77,78,79,80) via a sequential three-component reaction of β-enaminones (73), ammonium acetate (7) and various active methylene compounds (16,17,17a,43,57,67a,67aa,74) under solvent-free conditions at 70 °C. Nano-ZnO was recovered easily and recycled six times without significant loss in catalytic activity (Scheme 10).…”