Nanosized magnesium oxide as a highly effective heterogeneous base catalyst for the rapid synthesis of pyranopyrazoles via a tandem four-component reaction

A four-component reaction of hydrazine hydrate or phenyl hydrazine, ethyl 3-alkyl-3-oxo propanoate, aldehydes and malononitrile has been achieved in the presence of nanosized magnesium oxide as a highly effective heterogeneous base catalyst to produce of 6-amino-3-alkyl-4-aryl-5-cyano-1,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives in excellent yields and in a short experimental time. This method is simple and rapid for focusing a pyrano ring with a pyrazole ring.