Continuous-flow retro-Diels–Alder reaction: an efficient method for the preparation of pyrimidinone derivatives

• Imane Nekkaa,
• Márta Palkó,
• István M. Mándity and
• Ferenc Fülöp

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 318–324, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.20

• confirm the viability of preparing the desired pyrimidinones in short reaction times. Yields typically higher than those published earlier using conventional batch or microwave processes were achieved. Keywords: continuous-flow; desulfurisation; norbornene-fused heterocycles; pyrimidinones; retro-Diels