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The assembly of arylaldehydes, N,N\u2032-dialkylbarbituric acids and 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one by the action of NaOAc, and then oxidation of the Knoevenagel\u2013Michael adduct by the N-bromosuccinimide in ethanol without any other additives at ambient temperature, resulted in the selective and efficient formation of the medicinally relevant unsymmetrical 2H-spiro[furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6,4\u2032-pyrazole]-2,3\u2032,4(2\u2032H,3H)-trione scaffold with three pharmacology active heterocyclic rings in 73\u201390% yields. This multicomponent reaction is a simple and efficient route to substituted 2H-spiro[furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6,4\u2032-pyrazole]-2,3\u2032,4(2\u2032H,3H)-triones. This multicomponent method does not require heating, long reaction times, or complex equipment. It is easy to carry out, and the procedure for isolating the final compounds is very simple. Thus, this new multicomponent method is applicable for large-scale processes. 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