HETEROCYCLIC COMMUNICATIONS, cilt.28, sa.1, ss.44-50, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
Two independent and consecutive intermolecular Michael addition of 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid to 2,6-diarylidenecyclohexanone as an alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone leads to synthesis of a new type of meso form 5,5 '-((2-oxocyclohexane-1,3-diyl)bis(arylmethylene))bis(1,3-dimethylpyrimidine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione) in good yield. These compounds showed a 2D-polymeric structure via intermolecular H-bonds. Structure elucidation is carried out by H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, FT-IR, and X-ray diffraction analyses. A plausible reaction mechanism is discussed.