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Title
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Zinc oxide-tetrabutylammonium bromide tandem as a highly efficient, green, and reusable catalyst for the Michael addition of pyrimidine and purine nucleobases to α,β-unsaturated esters under solvent-free conditions
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Abstract
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An efficient procedure for the synthesis of carboacyclic nucleosides via microwave-assisted Michael addition of pyrimidine and purine nucleobases to α,β-unsaturated esters in the presence of catalytic amounts of zinc oxide (ZnO) and tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB) is described. The reactions proceed rapidly in good to excellent yields.Key words: ZnO–TBAB, green chemistry, Michael addition, nucleobase, solvent-free, microwave.
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