“…[48][49][50] Moreover, these heterocyclic scaffolds also serve as photoactive materials and building blocks of natural products. 51,52 In consideration of the substantial importance of these bioactive motifs, a variety of catalysts including silica, 53 metal oxide nanoparticles, 54 Cu(II) oxymetasilicate, 55 Ca-MCM, 56 and silica bonded S-sulfonic acid 57 have been reported so far. However, most of the approaches have encountered serious shortcomings, such as prolonged reaction time, harsh reaction conditions, use of expensive catalysts, toxic solvents, strong acidic conditions, tedious separation processes, and low product yields.…”