Reaction of 4-aminoimadazo[4.5-c]pyridin-2-ones with α-bromomethylketones

The reactions of 4-amino derivatives of imidazo[4.5-c]pyridin-2-ones with -bromomethylketones have been studied. Depending on the nature of the reagents and the reaction conditions, either 5-acylmethyl salts of the starting amine or 2-substituted imidazo[4.5-c]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-8-ones can be obtained. The latter compounds are also easily obtained by treatment of the 5-acylmethyl salts with alkali.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 227–232, February, 1986.