5-Aryl-2-furaldehydes in the synthesis of tetrahydropyrimidinones by Biginelli reaction

5-Aryl-2-furaldehydes, obtained by furfural arylation with arenediazonium salts, react with ethyl acetoacetate or acetylacetone and (thio)- urea in the presence of FeCl3·6H2O as a catalyst. A series of ethyl 4-(5-aryl-2-furyl)-6-methyl-2-oxo(thioxo)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine- 5-carboxylates was obtained. © 2018 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.