Reaction of 2-alkylthio-6-amino-pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones with ethyl bromopyruvate. Synthesis of furo-[2,3-d]-pyrimidine and furo[3,2-e]imidazo-[1,2-c]pyrimidine carboxylates

Reaction of 2-alkylthio-6-aminopyrimidin-4(3H)-ones with ethyl bromopyruvate to give ethyl 2-alkyl-thio-4-aminofuro[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carboxylates has been shown to proceed under neutral or acidic conditions. The obtained furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines underwent further cyclocondensation reaction with ethyl bromopyruvate to afford diethyl 5-alkylthiofuro[3,2-e]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidine-2,9-dicarboxy-lates. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 440–443, March, 2009.