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Review
. 2023;30(9):1029-1059.
doi: 10.2174/0929867329666220622150013.

Microwave Induced Green Synthesis: Sustainable Technology for Efficient Development of Bioactive Pyrimidine Scaffolds

Biswa Mohan Sahoo  1 , Bimal Krishna Banik  2 , Bera Venkata Varaha Ravi Kumar  1 , Krishna Chandra Panda  1 , Abhishek Tiwari  3 , Varsha Tiwari  3 , Sunil Singh  4 , Manish Kumar  5
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Review

Microwave Induced Green Synthesis: Sustainable Technology for Efficient Development of Bioactive Pyrimidine Scaffolds

Biswa Mohan Sahoo et al. Curr Med Chem. 2023.

Abstract

Microwave radiation is used as a heating source during the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. The heating mechanisms involved in microwave-induced synthesis include dipolar polarization and ionic conduction. This heating technology follows the green protocol as it involves the use of recyclable organic solvents during synthesis. The microwave heating approach offers a faster rate of reaction, easier work-up procedure, and higher product yield with purity and also reduces environmental pollution. So, microwave heating is applied as a sustainable technology for the efficient production of pyrimidine compounds as one of the heterocyclic moieties. Pyrimidine is a six-membered nitrogenous heterocyclic compound that plays a significant role due to several therapeutic applications. This moiety acts as an essential building block for generating drug candidates with diverse biological activities, including anti-cancer (capecitabine), anti-thyroid (propylthiouracil), antihistaminic (pemirolast), antimalarial (pyrimethamine), antidiabetic (alloxan), antihypertensive (minoxidil), anti-inflammatory (octotiamine), antifungal (cyprodinil), antibacterial (sulfamethazine), etc. This review is focused on the synthesis of pyrimidine analogs under microwave irradiation technique and the study of their therapeutic potentials.

Keywords: Bioactivity; development; green synthesis; microwave; pyrimidine; sustainable.

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