“…The PHQ derivatives are prepared by a one-pot four-component Hantzsch reaction of aldehydes, 1,3-cyclohexanedione compounds, ammonium acetate, and ethyl acetoacetate. According to the importance of PHQ derivatives as a precursor to some important classes of drugs, a vast number of catalysts have been developed for the synthesis of the PHQ derivatives including the magnetic chitosan terephthaloyl-creatine bionanocomposite, SPIONs-Cr(VI), Fe 3 O 4 /SiO 2 –OSO 3 H, biogenic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), SBA-15@AMPD-Co, FeAl 2 O 4 MNPs, Hercynite@SiO 2 - l -arginine-Ni, FSM-16-SO 3 H, Sc(OTf) 3 , [Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 @(CH 2 ) 3 Py]HSO 4 – , CoFe 2 O 4 @Pr, Cu@SB-MCM-41, MCM-41, Cu(II)-PAA/M-MCM-41 NC, L-HSO 4 @SBA-15, gadolinium triflate, MCM-41@PDCA-Co, magnetic dextrin, MoO 3 /CeO 2 –ZrO 2 , TrzMOP, and bismuth(III) bromide . Unfortunately, some of the reported procedures have one or more drawbacks, such as harsh reaction conditions, tedious workup procedures, high loading catalyst, use of nonreusable catalyst, high temperature, use of toxic metals and volatile organic solvents, and need for prolonged reaction times.…”