Abstract: An ideal chemical reaction should be simple to perform, give maximum yields, utilize readily available starting materials, be a one-pot reaction and be environmentally friendly [1]. No reaction comes close to achieving this ideality; however, multicomponent reactions are best positioned to achieve this. By definition, multicomponent reactions are those reactions whereby more than two reactants combine in a sequential manner to give highly selective products that retain majority of the atoms of the starting material [2]. This makes multicomponent reactions (MCRs) highly convergent reactions, with high atom efficiency, good bond forming capabilities and higher yields in comparison to a similar multistep reaction.

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