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. 2021 Aug 2;11:15657. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94846-6

A new silver coordination polymer based on 4,6-diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol: synthesis, characterization and catalytic application in asymmetric Hantzsch synthesis of polyhydroquinolines

Noorullah Hussain-Khil 1, Arash Ghorbani-Choghamarani 2,✉, Masoud Mohammadi 1
PMCID: PMC8329208  PMID: 34341402

Abstract

A highly efficient and stable heterogeneous coordination polymer (CP) was successfully prepared by hydrothermal combination of silver and 4,6-diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol. The prepared coordination polymer was characterized by FT-IR, XRD, TGA, SEM, EDX, X-ray mapping and Nitrogen adsorption–desorption analysis. The prepared Ag–CP exhibit excellent catalytic activity in multicomponent Hantzsch synthesis of polyhydroquinolines under mild reaction conditions in relatively short reaction times. The heterogeneity of the catalyst was confirmed by the hot filtration test; also, the catalyst was reused for at least four times under the optimized reaction conditions without any significant loss of its catalytic activity.

Subject terms: Catalysis, Coordination chemistry, Green chemistry, Organic chemistry

Introduction

Several important applications of organosilver compounds in organic chemistry have been recognized for a long time, i.e. applying silver reagents in the several reactions such as cycloaddition reactions, cyclization, coupling reactions and C-H functionalization, carbene, nitrene, silylene-transfer reactions and so on1–6. From the environmental and economic points of view, catalytic functional groups transformation technologies signify an important tool for the development of “green chemistry”, which means less waste generation and little energy consumption, as well as high atom economy and environmental friendliness7, 8. Accordingly, as a result of their high catalytic performance, many transition metals, especially valuable metals such as ruthenium, platinum, palladium and iridium, are applied in these transformations9–12. However, in view of their limited abundance on earth, high prices and toxicity, chemists began to scrutinize new catalyst systems using first and second-row transition metals13. Currently, cheap, abundant and low-toxic metals—such as silver—have gained widespread attention of the synthetic community. In this sense, the coordination polymers have caught the attention as catalytic systems for many heterogeneous industrial reactions14–19. These types of heterogeneous catalysts are attractive due to their structural ordering, large size and volume of pores, and large specific surface area20–23. Furthermore, when compared to conventional mesostructured silica-based supports, the CPs ones have shown much higher activity and selectivity by providing good and regular interaction between metal species and organic reagents24, 25. It has been found out that Ag-based CPs show high surface area and, as a result, a large number of reactions happen in presence of Ag–CP as catalyst26–29. Actually, in a number of cases, such reactions occur more proficiently and with more selectivity, as compared to the reactions carried out in presence of other types of heterogeneous nanomaterials. Such reactions are simple to handle, can diminish pollution, are comparatively cheaper in industrial sector.

Moreover, multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are synthetic protocols which are able to join three or more substrates together in a highly regio- and stereoselective manner in order to deliver the structurally complex organic molecules30–32. Accordingly, it is worth mentioning that they have been remarkably applied in all fields of organic synthesis7, 13, 33–36. But, regarding the one pot synthesis, they give yield in a highly stereoselective manner which is useful for the organic transformations37–39. MCRs have remarkable benefits in terms of simplicity and synthetic efficiency over formal chemical reactions and show high atom economy and high selectivity40–43. Therefore, the use of MCRs as well as domino reaction sequences has significantly increased for a large number of products44. Nowadays, we are fascinated in developing a facile MCR procedure to synthesize polyhydroquinolines, in view of their interesting applications in medicinal and materials chemistry. The synthesis of polyhydroquinoline derivatives can be regarded as an example of the Hantzsch dihydropyridine (Pyridine) synthetic method13. Polyhydroquinolines have fascinated much interest because of their diverse pharmacological and therapeutic properties13. Most of the reported methods to synthesize polyhydroquinolines possess some specific drawbacks such as low yield, harsh reaction condition and use of volatile organic solvent7, 45–47. The use of a variety of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts has been previously reported to synthesize various densely substituted polyhydroquinolines via traditional organic synthesis or MCR synthesis37, 48–53. However, we have developed a new protocol with environmentally benign condition and also with the high catalytic efficiency of the novel Ag–CP by the condensation reaction of the substituted aromatic aldehydes, ethyl acetoacetate, dimedone and ammonium acetate with excellent yields. Moreover, this catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction solution and would also exhibit an endurable catalytic activity in the long-term reaction.

Experimental

Preparation of Ag–CP

A solution of 4,6-diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol (1 mmol) in water (2 mL) was prepared and, then, added to a solution of AgNO3 (2 mmol) in DMF (12 mL). The obtained mixture was stirred under darkness at 80 °C for 20 min. Afterwards, the mixture was kept in an autoclave at 160 °C for 24 h (Scheme1). In the next step, the obtained powder from the autoclave was cooled down and washed with ethyl acetate. Subsequently, the obtained Ag–CP black powder was sonicated for 20 min, dried in room temperature and, finally, stored in a dark brown bottle.

Scheme 1.

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The synthesis of Ag–CP.

General procedure for the catalytic synthesis of polyhydroquinolines

A mixture of aromatic aldehydes (1.0 mmol), ethyl acetoacetate (1 mmol), dimedone (1 mmol), NH4OAc (1.2 mmol) and Ag–CP (8 mg) was stirred in EtOH under reflux conditions for the required time. The progress of reaction was monitored by TLC. After completion of the reaction, the mixture was cooled down to room temperature. Afterwards, the catalyst was separated using simple filtration and, then, washed by hot ethyl acetate. Finally, the solvent was evaporated and the pure polyhydroquinoline products was obtained through recrystallization in ethanol.

Selected spectral data

Ethyl-4-(4-methylphenyl)-2,7,7-trimethyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylate

1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO): δ (ppm) 0.84 (s, 3H), 1.00 (s, 3H), 1.12 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.95 (d, J = 16.0 Hz, 1H), 2.14–2.19 (m, 4H), 2.23–2.31 (m, 4H), 2.41 (d, J = 16.8 Hz, 1H), 3.96 (q, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 4.80 (s, 1H), 6.99 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.02 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 9.01 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 194.29, 166.92, 149.40, 144.83, 144.80, 134.57, 128.34, 127.41, 110.11, 103.79, 59.04, 35.42, 32.17, 29.12, 27.05, 20.83, 18.28, 14.20.

Ethyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-2,7,7-trimethyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylate

1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO): δ (ppm) 0.87 (s, 3H), 1.00 (s, 3H), 1.16 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.97 (d, J = 16.0 Hz, 1H), 2.17 (d, J = 16.0 Hz, 1H), 2.27 (m, 4H), 2.40 (d, 1H), 4.00 (m, 2H), 4.79 (s, 1H), 6.47 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 6.58–6.63 (m, 2H), 6.90–6.96 (m, 1H), 9.01 (s, 1H), 9.07 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 194.31, 166.98, 156.86, 149.48, 149.00, 144.76, 128.56, 118.11, 114.69, 114.50, 109.94, 103.65, 59.06, 49.87, 35.64, 32.17, 29.18, 26.58, 18.35, 14.21.

Ethyl-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,7,7-trimethyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylate

1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSOd6): δ (ppm) 0.82 (s, 3H), 0.99 (s, 3H), 1.10 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.98 (d, J = 15.6 Hz, 1H), 2.18 (d, J = 14.4 Hz, 1H), 2.26—2.29 (m, 4H), 2.41 (d, J = 17.2 Hz, 1H), 3.96 (q, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 4.84 (s, 1H), 7.11–7.19 (m, 2H), 7.21–7.29 (m, 2H), 9.11 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 194.29, 166.68, 161.23, 149.65, 146.61, 145.47, 130.23, 129.36, 127.72, 109.70, 103.14, 59.14, 50.17, 35.67, 35.60, 32.16, 29.12, 26.45, 18.38, 18.31, 14.15.

Results and discussion

Structural and chemical composition analysis

The FT-IR spectrum of the 4,6-Diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol (Fig. 1a) before of the CPs complexion had absorption bands in the regions of 3339 cm−1 and 3435 cm−1 respectively, related to the stretching vibration of the N–H bonds of free NH2 groups. This bands disappeared in the FT-IR spectra of the Ag–CP (Fig. 1c), which is indicative of the fact that the NH2 groups of 4,6-diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol have been deprotonated and coordinated to the Ag atoms. Moreover, a shift on the bending vibration of NH2 near 1628 cm−1 in the Ag–CP to more higher wavenumbers in comparison to the 4,6-Diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol demonstrates the existence of the metal coordination bonding and confirms the successful complexion of Ag ions with the nitrogen atoms and thiol atoms of ligand. In the curve of the Ag–CP (Fig. 1c), the strong C=C stretching vibration band at 1460 cm−1, and C–N stretch band at 1092 cm−1 provide evidences confirming the successful synthesis of Ag–CP. On the basis of the FT-IR, we can also observe that the FT-IR spectrum of Ag–CP obtained from silver nitrate (Fig. 1b) shows sharp characteristic peaks suggesting the high crystalline nature of Ag–CP. On the basis of the FT-IR results Silver ions were coordinated to the amine and thiol functional groups of 4,6-Diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol as a tridentate ligand and confirm the suggested structure in Scheme 1.

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FT-IR Spectrums of (a) 4,6-diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol, (b) Siler nitrate and (c) Ag–CP.

The synthesized CPS materials were characterized by PXRD analysis using PW1730 instrument from Philips Company having CuKα (λ = 1.540598 Å) radiation at 40 kV and 30 mA with 2θ = 10°–80°. The XRD pattern of Ag–CP is shown in Fig. 2. According to powder PXRD standards (PXRD, Ref. No. 01-087-0718), the crystalline peaks occurring at 2θ = 38.48°, 44.77°, 64.99°and 77.92° can be attributed to the (111), (200), (220), and (311) crystallographic planes of silver crystals, which are in agreement with the previously reported literatures54. The PXRD patterns shown in Fig. 2 confirm the successful coordination of silver ions within the prepared framework. In addition, the (111) Ag diffraction peak with appreciable intensity further confirms the presence of Ag metal in the prepared Ag–CP55.

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PXRD pattern of Ag–CP.

The mass ratios and the thermal stability of Ag–CP were examined by the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) (Fig. 3). In all of the TGA curve, the weight loss which was occurred below 200 °C was attributed to the release of physically adsorbed moisture and water and organic solvents from the sample56. It was at above 200 °C that the framework degradation started. The main weight loss at 250–600 °C was caused by the decomposition of 4,6-Diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol ligand57, 58. This result confirms the successful synthesis of Ag–CP, and the fact that the temperature stability of the sample is about 200 °C. The DSC results which support the TGA data, based on weight loss of the sample, approve the range of temperature stability of the sample.

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TGA/DSC curves of Ag–CP.

As shown in the Fig. 4, the morphology of the surfaces of the obtained Ag–CP porous material was further characterized by scanning electron microscopy. A closer look at the SEM images of the obtained porous material indicates that the Ag–CP have been formed in uniform nanometer‐sized particles.

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SEM images of Ag–CP.

The EDX spectrum showed that a lot of Ag species was observed on the surface of the obtained Ag–CP porous catalyst in Fig. 5. The presence of C, S and N elements in the Ag–CP was also confirmed by energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) measurements.

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EDX Analysis of Ag–CP.

The X-ray mapping technique was performed in order to complete the characterization of the Ag–CP elements and how they are distributed in the CPs structure. Figure 4 shows the elemental X-ray mapping of Ag–CP. The uniform distribution of the index elements (C, S, N, and Ag) is observed at the obtained porous material. The uniform distribution of C, N and S elements indicated the presence of the 4,6-diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol scaffold, which has been used as a ligand. In addition, the uniform distribution of the Ag element can be seen in the X-ray-mapping images. It can be concluded from the figure that the Ag has evenly coordinated to 4,6-diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol scaffold, and a good catalytic surface has been formed via the uniform incorporation of Ag catalytic species with nitrogen and sulfur groups (Fig. 6).

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X-ray mapping Analysis of Ag–CP.

The surface area and pore size distribution of Ag–CP are studied by BET analysis which exhibits type IV adsorption isotherm according to IUPAC classification. The appeared characteristic hysteresis loop is in good agreement with CPs material (Fig. 7). Regarding the BET analysis, the calculated surface area of Ag–CP is 3.59 m2/g. The pore volumes and pore size distribution of Ag–CP are calculated by BJH analysis and the values are 0.02 cm3 g-1, and 23.45 nm, respectively. Which indicated that the obtained Ag–CP is a mesoporous material. These results are in agreement with the reported coordination compounds in literature59, 60.

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N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms of the Ag–CP.

Catalytic study

After the successful characterization of the synthezed Ag–CP, its catalytic activity was evaluated in multicomponent Hantzsch condensation of polyhydroquinolines under diverse conditions (Table 1). Firstly, the Hantzsch reaction was carried out between para-chlorobenzaldehyde and dimedone, ethyl acetoacetate and ammonium acetate as a model reaction. Afterwards, we aimed at investigating the optimum reaction conditions in presence of the newly synthesized Ag–CP catalyst. Table 1 clearly depicts that the reaction progress is highly affected with catalyst loading, solvent and temperature. At the first step, the effect of Ag–CP loading to catalyze the reaction was examined by varying the amount of Ag–CP in the model reaction. It was observed that the yield of the polyhydroquinoline product enhanced with increasing the amount of the catalyst from 1 to 7 mg (Table 1, entries 4–10). The best result in an appropriate time was obtained using 7 mg of the catalyst (Table 1, entry 10). Subsequently, the effect of different solvents with varying polarity (DMSO, DMF, PEG-400, EtOH and EtOH:H2O (1:1)) was studied (Table 1, entries 10 and 12–15) and the best reaction yield was carried out in EtOH as solvent. With increasing the temperature from room temperature to 80 °C, a dominant increase in the yield was observed (Table 1, entries 10 and 16–18). Regarding the optimization studies, the optimum conditions for this reaction are: Ag–CP (7 mg) in the EtOH at reflux conditions (Table 1, entry 10). Additionally, the catalytic effect of 4,6-diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol and Ag(NO3)2 was investigated on the model reaction. It was observed that 4,6-diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol and Ag(NO3)2 cannot efficiently catalyze the reaction and, as a result, the product is obtained in low yields in 85 min.

Table 1.

Optimization of the reaction conditions for the Hantzsch condensation of para-Chlorobenzaldehyde, dimedone, ethyl acetoacetate and ammonium acetate as a model reaction for the synthesis of polyhydroquinolines.

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Entry Catalyst Amount of catalyst (mg) Solvent Temperature (°C) Time (min) Yield (%)a,b
1 – – EtOH Reflux 85 17
2 4,6-diamino-2-pyrimidinethiol 7 EtOH Reflux 85 23
3 Ag(NO3)2 7 EtOH Reflux 85 Trace
4 Ag–CP 4 EtOH Reflux 85 69
5 Ag–CP 5 EtOH Reflux 85 74
6 Ag–CP 6 EtOH Reflux 85 78
7 Ag–CP 7 EtOH Reflux 85 87
8 Ag–CP 7 EtOH:H2O 80 90 82
9 Ag–CP 7 PEG-400 80 120 75
10 Ag–CP 7 DMF 80 110 74
11 Ag–CP 7 DMSO 80 125 78
12 Ag–CP 7 EtOH 25 8 h NR
13 Ag–CP 7 EtOH 60 70 76
14 Ag–CP 7 EtOH 70 75 79
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aIsolated yield.

bReaction conditions: 4-Chlorobenzaldehyde (1 mmol), dimedone (1 mmol), ethyl acetoacetate (1 mmol), ammonium acetate (1.2 mmol), catalyst (mg) and solvent (3 mL).

After optimization of the reaction conditions, we have explored the scope of the reaction with various electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups of aldehydes (Table 2). Both these substituents gave excellent yield of the product.

Table 2.

Hantzsch synthesis of polyhydroquinoline derivatives in the presence of Ag–CP in EtOH at 80 °C.

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Entry Aryl aldehyde Product Time (min) Yield (%)a,b Melting point
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1 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figc_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figd_HTML.gif 80 93 198–205 203–20661
2 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Fige_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figf_HTML.gif 85 87 245–248 246–24761
3 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figg_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figh_HTML.gif 80 86 245–249 249–25161
4 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figi_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figj_HTML.gif 86 82 249–251 252–25547
5 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figk_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figl_HTML.gif 80 83 254–256 255–25747
6 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figm_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Fign_HTML.gif 85 87 197–202 204–20661
7 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figo_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figp_HTML.gif 85 88 264–268 246–24862
8 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figq_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figr_HTML.gif 80 93 169–174 175–17661
9 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figs_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figt_HTML.gif 80 87 208–210 230–23237
10 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figu_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figv_HTML.gif 85 81 238–240 231–23347
11 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figw_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figx_HTML.gif 85 74 294–295 305–30763
12 graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figy_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2021_94846_Figz_HTML.gif 90 78c 298d 298–30064
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aIsolated yields.

bReaction conditions: Aromatic aldehyde (1 mmol), dimedone (1 mmol), ethyl acetoacetate (1 mmol), ammonium acetate (1.2 mmol), Ag–CP (7 mg) and EtOH (3 mL) at 80 °C reflux conditions.

cReaction conditions: Aromatic aldehyde (1 mmol), dimedone (2 mmol), ethyl acetoacetate (2 mmol), ammonium acetate (2.4 mmol), Ag–CP (14 mg) and EtOH (6 mL) at 80 °C reflux conditions.

dDecomposition.

A plausible reaction mechanism for the Hantzsch synthesis of polyhydroquinoline derivatives in the presence of Ag–CP is depicted in Scheme 2. Initially, the carbanion was formed by proton abstraction from the active methylene compounds (ethyl acetoacetate or dimedone) which underwent Knoevenagel condensation reaction with aldehyde to form an α,β-unsaturated compound. In the second part of the reaction, ammonium acetate gave acetic acid and ammonia and, then, the ammonia combined with the active carbonyl compounds (ethyl acetoacetate or dimedone) and attained imine derivatives. Finally, the Michael addition of imine derivatives on the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds (which were activated by Ag–CP) was followed by cyclization reaction. Besides, dehydration gave the final polyhydroquinoline products (Scheme 2).

Scheme 2.

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Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of polyhydroquinolines in the presence of Ag–CP.

Hot filtration

The hot filtration test was another analysis to approve the heterogeneous nature of the Ag–CP in the Hantzsch synthesis of polyhydroquinolines. On this basis, the model reaction was studied again under the optimized reaction condition. After 43 min (59% conversion), the Ag–CP were removed from the reaction by simple filtration. Afterwards, the rest of the reaction was stirred in the absence of the catalyst for a further 43 min. The obtained results show that the Ag-based framework played a catalytic role in the reaction without the Ag leaching into the solution or framework degradation.

Recyclability study

Considering the environmental and economic factors, and also the principles of green chemistry, the long-term durability experiment of the prepared catalyst has been investigated. In this sense, the model reaction was carried out under the optimized reaction conditions to test the reusability behaviour of the Ag–CP (Fig. 8). Briefly, after the finalization of each run of the Hantzsch reaction, which was monitored by the thin-layer chromatography, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and, then, the heterogeneous catalyst was separated by simple filtration, washed with Acetone, EtOAc and H2O and, finally, dried in an oven at 60 °C overnight to be used in the next run. As shown in Fig. 8, no significant decrease in the yield of the reactions was observed even after four runs. These results confirmed the high catalytic activity and long-term durability of the Ag–CP in the Hantzsch synthesis of polyhydroquinolines.

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Recyclability of the Ag–CP.

The Ag–CP have been characterized by FT-IR before and after the reaction (Fig. 9a, b). These spectra showed the similar peaks and indicating the stability of this catalyst under applied reaction conditions.

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FT-IR spectra of the (a) fresh Ag–CP and (b) spent Ag–CP.

Furthermore, no noticeable changes in crystalline phase can be found from comparison of PXRD of the spent (Fig. 10a) and fresh (Fig. 10b) catalyst. Which shows an excellent physicochemical stability during Hantzsch reaction.

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PXRD patterns of the (a) fresh Ag–CP and (b) spent Ag–CP.

Comparison of the proposed catalyst with the previously reported catalysts for the Hantzsch condensation

Finally, to evaluate the performance of the present catalytic activity in the unsymmetrical Hantzsch reaction, the current protocol was compared with some of the previously reported catalysts in the synthesis of polyhydroquinolines (Table 3). There is no doubt that all of the listed catalysts in Table 3 can significantly produce the desired product in good to excellent yield. But, it was found out that the Ag–CP as a heterogeneous catalyst can be regarded as superior to almost all of the methods presented in Table 3. These observations may be attributed to the synergistic effect between the Ag and the basic cites in the prepared Ag–CP catalytic system.

Table 3.

Comparison of the synthesis of polyhydroquinolines in the presence of various catalysts.

Entry Catalyst Time (min) Yield (%)a References
1 FeAl2O4 180 90 37
2 Fe3O4@D-NH-(CH2)4-SO3H 90 86 65
3 Fe3O4@FSM-16-SO3H 25 86 66
4 AIL-SCMNPs 15 80 67
5 Ag–CP 85 87 This work
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aIsolated yield.

Conclusion

In summary, a novel Ag–CP catalytic system was successfully prepared using the reaction of 4,6-diamino-2-mercaptopyrimidine which contains a pyrimidine ring, two amine and one thiol functional groups with strong chelating ability and silver nitrate solutions as commercial available starting materials. Besides, it was characterized by a progressive mode for the preparation. The Ag–CP has an efficient catalytic activity for Hantzsch Synthesis of polyhydroquinolines with various aldehyde-bearing aromatic hydrocarbons in green media and in low reaction times. More importantly, the prepared catalyst affords several advantages such as ease of synthesis, wide range of carriers, ligand-free protocol and easy separation. Simultaneously, the catalyst has remarkable stability and recyclability, and the catalytic activity of the Ag–CP without any significant loss of its activity after four times continuous service.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the research facilities of Ilam University, Ilam, Iran, and Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.

Author contributions

N.H.-K. did the experimental works. A.G.-C. supervised the research project and is the corresponding author of the manuscript. M.M. write the manuscript draft.

Competing interests

The authors declare no competing interests.

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