文摘
Amine-functionalized titania as a novel inorganic–organic hybrid heterogeneous basic nanocatalyst has been synthesized by the covalent grafting of toluene diisocyanate as a precursor of amine on the surface of titania. The prepared nanocatalyst was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. The catalytic activity of resultant nanocatalyst was effectively evaluated for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydopyrimidin-2(1H)-ones through a one-pot three components condensation reaction of various aldehydes, β-dicarbonyl compounds and urea (or thiourea) at 100 °C under solvent-free conditions with good to excellent yields. Optimization of the reaction condition was investigated by central composite design under response surface methodology. The catalyst can be recovered easily by simple filtration and reused for eight consecutive runs without significant decrease of its catalytic efficiency.