Selective cyclization of S-substituted pyrimidinethione: Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of novel polysubstituted thiazolopyrimidine and thiazolodipyrimidine derivatives

The synthetic strategy is based on alkylation of 4-aryl-N-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxamide derivatives IV a–g , with some alkyl halides and α-haloketones, namely, methyl iodide, chloroacetonitrile, and phenacyl bromide to give the corresponding S-substituted derivatives Va–c . Treatment of IVa–c with ethyl bromoacetate in ethanol under reflux in the presence of potassium hydroxide solution led to the formation of N-(4-chlorophenyl)-7-methyl-3-oxo-5-(aryl)-2,3-dihydro-5H-thiazolo3,2-a]pyrimidine-6-carboxamide derivative VIII a–c in a single-step synthesis. On the other hand, compound IVa reacted with α-halo carbonitriles, namely, chloro acetonitrile, and monobromo malononitrile, to produce directly thiazolo3,2-a]pyrimidine derivatives Xa and Xb , respectively, Compound Xb also reacted with each of formic acid, formamide, and ammonium thiocyanate to form thiazolodipyrimidine derivatives XI–XIII , respectively. Compound VIIIa–c coupled with arenediazonium salts in pyridine to give the corresponding 2-arylhydrazo derivatives XVIa–e . Compounds IV a–g and VIIIa–c were resynthesized under microwave irradiation. Some of the newly synthesized compounds were tested for their antimicrobial activities.