An expeditious, one-pot method for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones using a mixture of phosphorus pentoxide-methanesulfonic acid (Eaton's reagent) at room temperature under solvent-free conditions is described. The salient features of this method include short reaction time, green aspects, high yields, and simple procedure.

A simple procedure for the preparation of 3-(hetero)arylpropionaldehydes has been developed employing a gold-catalyzed [1,3]-rearrangement of vinyl ethers.

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Highly rapid and efficient synthesis of Bis(indolyl)methanes has been developed by using a mixture of phosphorus pentoxide in methanesulphonic acid (Eaton’s reagent) at ambient temperature under solvent free condition.