TIN TETRACHLORIDE IS A POWERFUL LEWIS ACID WHICH IS A LIQUID WITH A HIGH SPECIFICGRAVITY. THE HANDLING AND THE USABILITY OF SNCL4 AS A LIQUID FORM IS LABORIOUS. SILICA-SUPPORTED SNCL4 IS A MILD SOLID LEWIS ACID [1] AND DOES NOT NEED SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR PREPARATION, HANDLING, OR STORAGE, WHICH COULD PROMOTE ACID-CATALYZED ORGANIC REACTIONS [2-5].THE BIGINELLI REACTION IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MULTI-COMPONENT REACTIONS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF DIHYDROPYRIMIDINONES. DIHYDROPYRIMIDINONES ARE KNOWN TO EXHIBIT A WIDE RANGE OF BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ANTIVIRAL, ANTITUMOUR, ANTIBACTERIAL, AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES [6]. THE USE OF A WIDE VARIETY OF CATALYSTS TO PERFORM THE BIGINELLIREACTION HAS BEEN WELL REPORTED IN RECENT LITERATURE [7-9].IN THIS WORK, WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THE APPLICATION OF NANO-SNCL4.SIO2 FOR THE CONDENSATION OF AN ALDEHYDE, ETHYL ACETOACETATE AND UREA UNDER SOLVENT-FREE CONDITIONS (SCHEME 1). THIS METHODOLOGY HAS SEVERAL ADVANTAGES SUCH AS SHORT REACTION TIME, LACK OF ORGANIC SOLVENT AND EASY WORKUP FOR ISOLATION OF THE PRODUCTS IN GOOD YIELD WITH HIGH PURITY.