9-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-α] pyrimidin-4-one and its derivatives

2-Amino-3-(o-bromobenzyloxy)pyridine ( 1 ) and ethyl acetoacetate gave 9-(o-bromobenzyl-oxy)-2-methyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-α]pyrimidin-4-one ( 2 ) in 2% yield. When 1 and methyl β-amino-crotonate ( 3 ) were reacted, benzyl ether cleavage occurred and the products were 9-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-α]pyrimidin-4-one ( 4 ) and its ammonium salt ( 5 ). These observations led to an alternative synthesis in which 2-amino-3-pyridinol ( 6 ) and either 3 or methyl acetoacetate, ( 8 ) in diethylbenzene at 185° gave 4 in 86 and 87% yields, respectively, and the anion of 4 and o-bromobenzyl bromide gave 2 in 61% yield. Even in diethylbenzene at 185°, 1 and 8 gave only trace amounts of 2 . Thus, o-bromobenzylation of the 3-hydroxyl group in 6 markedly decreased the reactivity of the amino group in 6 toward reactions with acetoacetic esters.     

3-Benzoyl-2-hydroxy-9-methylpyrido[1,2-A] pyrimidin-4-one

The single aberrant product of the reaction between 2-amino-3-methylpyridine ( 2 ) and ethyl benzoylacetate ( 4 ) in diethylbenzene at ca. 180° was 3-benzoyl-2-hydroxy-9-methylpyrido-[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one ( 5 ). When administered to naive rats, 5 induced behavioral effects strikingly similar to those manifested by morphine-addicted rats who have been deprived of that analgetic.     

Synthesis of new heterocyclic phenols: 9-Hydroxypyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one and Derivatives

9-Hydroxypyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one ( 5 ) was prepared by condensation of 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine with isopropylidene aminomethylenemalonate. The reaction first led to an enaminoester intermediate which underwent cyclization by heating at 250° affording the new heterocyclic phenol 5 . A similar condensation performed on 2-amino-3-benzyloxypyridine yielded the corresponding benzylic ether which can be easily debenzylated to 5 by hydrogenolysis. Furthermore 2-amino-3-benzyloxypyridine condensed with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate gave 9-benzyloxy-3-ethoxycarbonylpyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one which was also debenzylated to the corresponding free phenol.     

1,2-fused pyrimidines. V. Synthesis of 1-alkyl or phenyl-2H-dipyrido-[1,2-a:2′,3′-d]pyrimidine-2,5(1H)-diones

The reaction of 2-[(N-acyl, N-alkyl or phenyl)amino]-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 8a-g with the N,N-dimethylformamide/phosphorus oxychloride Vilsmeier reagent 1 (95°, 90 minutes) afforded 1-alkyl or phenyl-2H-dipyrido[1,2-a:2′,3′-d]pyrimidine-2,5(1H)^?diones, 3-alkyl substituted or not, 10a-g . The starting compounds 8 were prepared by treating 2-amino-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones N-alkyl substituted 7a,b or N-phenyl substituted 4 with excess anhydrides (130°, 7 hours) when the 2-(alkylamino) derivatives 7 were used in the reaction, compounds 8 were obtained along with very small amounts of 3-acyl-2-(alkylamino)-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 9 .     

Potential ambifunctionality of 2-azidopyrido[1,2-a] pyrimidin-4-one

2-Azidopyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one can exit only in the azido form and undergoes cyclo-addition reaction with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to form 1,2,3-triazole derivatives. Under the influence of bases or hydrochloric acid the carbonyl group is attacked with subsequent opening of the pyrimidine ring. This causes an immediate cyclization of the azide group to give a tetrazolo derivative. In a similar way a triazole ring can be formed from the appropriate hydrazino derivatives of pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one.     

The reaction of 2-acetoacetamidopyridines with phosgene. A route to novel 3-Acetyl-2-chloro-4H-pyrido[ 1,2-a] pyrimidin-4-ones

2-(Acetoacetamido)pyridine, 1 , and its 5-methyl derivative, 2 , with phosgene, gave 3-acetyl-2-chloro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin- 4 -one, 5 , and 3-acetyl-2-chloro-7-methyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]-pyrimidin-4-one, 6 , respectively. The structures of these compounds followed from their elemental analyses, and interpretations of their uv, ir, pmr, and X-ray spectra. An alternative route to 5 and 6 , which sought first to react 1 and 2 with methyl - and benzyl chloroformates, was unsuccessful, and led, instead, to elimination of the acetoacetyl group with concomitant formation of the carbamate derivatives, 10 and 11 .     

6- And 7-Substituted 4H-Pyrido[1,2-a] pyrimidin-4-ones. Synthesis via the Acid-catalyzed Isomerization of 2-(Acetoacetamido)pyridines

A novel procedure has been developed for converting a variety of substituted 2-(aceto-acetamido)pyridines into substituted 4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones. The reaction involves an acid-catalyzed isomerization of the 2-(acetoacetamido)pyridine derivatives into the corresponding enamines, under conditions that permit the latter to undergo cyclization to the 4-one, in situ. The method has been employed to prepare a number of hitherto unknown 2,6- and 2,7-di- and 2,7,9-trisubstituted 4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones.     

Utility of [4-(3-methoxyphenyl)pyrimidin-2-yl]cyanamide in synthesis of some heterocyclic compounds

N-[4-(3-Methoxyphenyl)pyrimidin-2-yl]cyanamide ( 1 ) was reacted with morpholine and respective binuclephilic reagents namely: ethylenediamine, o-phenylenediamine, o-aminothiophenol, or o-aminophenol to give the corresponding carboximidamide 2 , imidazolidine 3 , and benzazoles 4–6 . While its reaction with hydrazides in DMF at 90°C, gave the corresponding 1,2,4-triazols 7–11 . Also, treatment of cyanamide 1 with heterocycles having both nucleophilic and electrophilic groups (─NH₂/─COOEt) in iso-propanol in presence of catalytic amount of Conc. HCl, gave the corresponding thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidinone 12 and unexpected thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine 13 instead of bis-thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine 14 , respectively. While, its reaction with ethyl 5-amino-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate yielded the unexpected N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)urea 15 rather than the corresponding thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine 16 . Unexpected N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)thiourea 17 was obtained, when cyanamide 1 reacted with potassium thiolates in iso-propanol with catalytic amount of Conc. HCl.     

Methyl and Phenylmethyl 2-Acetyl-3-{[2-(dimethylamino)-1-(methoxycarbonyl)ethenyl]amino}prop-2-enoate in the Synthesis of heterocyclic systems: Preparation of 3-amino-4H-pyrido-[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones

Methyl 2-acetyl-3-{[2-(dimethylamino)-1-(methoxycarbonyl)ethenyl]amino}prop-2-enoate ( 4 ) and phenyl-methyl 2-acetyl-3-{[2-(dimethylamino)-1(methoxycarbonyl)ethenyl]amino}prop-2-enoate ( 5 ) were prepared in three steps from the corresponding acetoacetic esters, and used as reagents for the preparation of N³-protected 3-amino-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 10 – 12 , 5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one 13 , 4H-pyrido[1,2-a]-pyridin-4-one 19 and 2H-1-benzopyran-2-ones 20 – 23 . Free 3-amino-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 24 – 26 were prepared from 10 – 12 by removal of the 2-(methoxycarbonyl)-3-oxobut-1-enyl or 3-oxo-2-[(phenyl-methoxy)carbonyl]but-1-envl as N-protecting group by various methods.     

Bridgehead nitrogen heterocycles. VI. The reaction of 1-amino- and 1,2-diaminopyridinium salts with β-dicarbonyl compounds

1,2-Diaminopyridinium iodide underwent reaction with ethyl acetoacetate to form 1,4-dihydro-2-methyl-4-oxopyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-1-ium iodide, and with acetyl acetone it gave 2,4-dimethylpyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-5-ium iodide. Though 2-acetylcyclohexanone gave the corresponding 5-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]quinazolin-11-ium iodide, no reaction was observed with 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-heptanedione, 1-benzoylacetone, 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione and its p-methoxyphenyl derivative. However, 1-aminopyridinium iodide and acetyl acetone in the presence of base gave 3-acetyl-2-methylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine and 1-amino-2-methylpyridinium iodide yielded the corresponding 3-acetyl-2,7-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine. With ethyl acetoacetate, the latter salt formed 3-ethoxycarbonyl-2,7-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine but with 2,6-dimethyl substituents in the pyridine ring no condensation occurred. Reaction of 1-amino-2-methylpyridinium iodide with benzaldehyde gave N-benzalimino-2-methylpyridinium iodide which, on treatment with base, resulted in the formation of 2-picoline and benzonitrile, providing a convenient method of deamination.     

Reaction of N‐Nonaflyl and N‐Cyano‐Benzotriazoles with Enamines

N‐Nonaflyl‐benzotriazole 1a reacts with enamines 2 in tetrahydrofurane (THF) at room temperature to afford o‐nonafluorobutansulfonamido‐phenylazo‐enamines 3 in 74–81% yield. Compound 1a reacts with 1‐diethylaminobutadien 2f twice, affording pyridazine derivative 3f in 20% yield. Ringopening of N‐cyano‐benzotriazole 1b with pyrrolidinocyclohexene 2a affords, under cleavage of pyrrolidine 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydro‐dibenzo[4,5:e]imidazo[1,2‐b][1,2,4]triazine 4 in 43% yield.     

Synthesis of pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidin-5-ones. Cyclization reaction of 4-[(3-hydroxy-2-pyridyl)amino]-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid with acetic anhydride

Treatment of 4-[(3-hydroxy-2-pyridyl)amino]-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid (X) with acetic anhydride under refluxing conditions afforded 10-hydroxy-2-phenyl-5H-pyrido[1,2-a]-pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidin-5-one acetate (IX). The intermediate X was prepared from 4-chloro-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester (V). The reaction of V with the sodium salt of 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine at room temperature gave 4-(2-amino-3-pyridyloxy)-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester (VI). Treatment of VI with a hot aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and subsequent acidification gave X. Involvement of 4-[(3-hydroxy-2-pyridyl)amino]-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecaroboxylic acid ethyl ester (VIII) (Smiles rearrangement product) as an intermediate in the above alkaline hydrolysis reaction of VI to X was demonstrated by the isolation of VIII and its subsequent conversion into X under alkaline hydrolysis conditions. Acetylation of VIII with acetic anhydride in pyridine solution gave 4-[(3-hydroxy-2-pyridyl)amino]-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester acetate (XI), which afforded IX on fusion at 220°. This alternative synthesis of IX from XI supported the structural assignment of IX. Fusion of VI gave 10-hydroxy-2-phenyl-5H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimido]4,5-d]pyrimidin-5-one (VII). The latter was also obtained when VIII was fused at 210°. Acetylation of VII with acetic anhydride afforded IX.     

Synthesis of new imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidin-4(6H)-one derivatives by iodocyclization of 6-alkenyl(alkynyl)-aminopyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-ones

6-Allyl(diallyl, prop-2-yn-1-yl)amino-1-R-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-ones reacted with iodine to give angularly fused 8-iodomethyl-7,8-dihydro-1-R-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidin-4(6H)-ones which were treated with sodium acetate to obtain 8-methylidene-1-R-7,8-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazolo-[4,3-e]pyrimidin-4(6H)-ones as a result of elimination of hydrogen iodide. 8-Methylidene-1-R-7,8-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidin-4(6H)-ones were converted into 8-methyl-1-R-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazolo-[4,3-e]pyrimidin-4(5H)-ones on heating to the melting point. 8-Methylidene-1-phenyl-7,8-dihydroimidazo-[1,2-a]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidin-4(6H)-one underwent isomerization into linearly fused 6-methyl-1-phenyl-1,8-dihydro-4H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-one on heating in sulfuric acid.     

Nitrogen bridgehead compounds VIII . Ring transformations IV . Synthesis and reactions of 2,3-Cycloalkylene-4H-pyrido [1,2-a] pyrimidin-4-ones

By condensing alicyclic β-ketocarboxylates with substituted 2-aminopyridines in polyphosphoric acid or phosphoryl chloride-polyphosphoric acid, numerous 2,3-tri-, tetra-, penta- and hexamethylene-4H-pvrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones were synthesized for pharmacological purposes. The stability and several reactions of the title compounds were studied. The 6-substituted-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones were transformed into 1,8-naphthyridines in good yields independent of the ring size of ring C . The characteristic differences in the ir and uv spectra of the pyrido-pyrimidines and the corresponding naphthyridines are discussed. Catalytic hydrogenation of the pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones furnished the corresponding 6,7,8,9-tetrahydropyrido-[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives. It was found that the A and C rings attached to the pyrirnidinone ring in solutions of unsubstituted tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones are flexible, whereas in the 6-methyl derivatives the conformer containing the 6-methyl group in axial position predominates.     

Synthesis of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives

This paper describes one-pot synthesis of 5H-[1,3]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrido[3,2-e]pyrimidin-5-one 4 , 5H-dipyri-do[1,2-a:3′,2′-e]pyrimidin-5-one 10 and 5H-pyrido[3,2-e]pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one 15 and some of their derivatives, starting with 2-chloro-3-pyridine carboxilic acid 1. Compounds 4 and 10 reacted with phosphorus pentasulfide to give the respective 5-thione analogues, 5 from 4 and 11 from 10 . Boiling the 5-thione derivatives with hydrazine hydrate, the respective 5-hydrazono derivatives 6 from 5 and 12 from 11 were obtained. The 5-acetyl hydrazono, 7 , and the 5-isopropylidenehydrazono, 8 , derivatives were also prepared from 6 , and the 5-propionylhydrazono derivatives, 13 , from 12 . Compound 4 reacted with hydrazine to give an adduct with two molecules of hydrazine and the probable structure 16 . Treating this adduct with acetone a monohydrazone 17 was obtained. Boiling a suspension of this adduct in DMF, it gave 6,10-dihydro-6H-pyrido[3′,2′:5,6]pyrimido[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazin-5-one 20 .     

Stereoselective pyrroline-ring formation through the cyclization of conjugated azomethine ylides at the periphery of pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine system

The thermal reaction of N-benzyl-N-[3-(N-substituted imino)methyl-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-yl]amino acid esters, generated from aldehyde esters and primary amines, provides 2,3-dihydropyrido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(1H)-one derivatives effectively and stereoselectively. Therein, the stereoselective generation of conjugated azomethine ylides from the imine esters and their cyclization is essential for the pyrroline-ring formation.     

Expeditious synthesis of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-ones and 3,4,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-ones

A convenient synthesis of new 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-ones and 3,4,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-ones from the Baylis-Hillman adducts of acrylonitrile and their derivatives is described. A common strategy employed to achieve the syntheses of title compounds involved generation of diamines from different Baylis-Hillman derivatives followed by treatment with cyanogen bromide at reflux temperature to trigger a double intramolecular cyclization.     

Heterocyclization of Functionalized Heterocumulenes with C,N- and C,O-Binucleophiles. 1. Cyclocondensation of 1-Chloroalkylheterocumulenes and N-(1-Chloroalkylidene)urethanes with 2-Cyanomethylpyridine

The interaction of 1-chloroalkyl isocyanates, 1-chloroalkylcarbodiimides, 1,1-dichloroalkyl isocyanates, and N-(1-chloroethylidene)-O-methylurethanes with 2-cyanomethylpyridine has been investigated. An effect of organic base has been detected on the regioselectivity of the cyclocondensation of 1-chloroalkyl isocyanates, which leads to 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-c]pyrimidin-1-one or the isomeric 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-c]pyrimidin-3-one. Irrespective of the cyclization conditions 1-chloroalkylcarbodiimides react with the formation of 1-imino-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-c]pyrimidines. One type of product, a 1H-pyrido[1,2-c]pyrimidin-1-one, was also isolated from 1,1-dichloroalkyl isocyanates and N-(1-chloroalkylidene)urethanes.     

Studies on ketene and its derivatives. Part 119. Reactions of haloketenes with 2-arylideneaminopyridines

Reactions of haloketenes with 2-arylideneaminopyridines were examined. Reaction of dichloroketene with 2-benzylideneaminopyridines gave 2,2-dichloro-3-phenyl-3-(2-pyridylamino)propanoic acids and 3-chloro-2-phenylpyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4(4H)-ones. Similar reaction of dichloroketene with 2-(2-furfurylideneamino)-pyridines gave 3-chloro-2-(2-furyl)pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-(4H)-ones. Chloroketene and chlorophenylketene also reacted with 2-arylideneaminopyridines to give pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4(4H)-ones. Ring transformations of pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-(4H)-ones were carried out to give 1,8-naphthyridin-4(1H)-ones and imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridines.     

Synthesis and reactions of 3-aroyl derivatives of 4-hydroxy-2-quinolones and 4-hydroxycoumarin

3-Aroyl-4-hydroxy-2-quinolones 4 and 11 can be synthesized starting with 1 or 9 via Fries rearrangement of the corresponding esters 3 and 10 , catalyzed by potassium cyanide and 18-crown-6. A one pot procedure is presented in which the esters do not need to be isolated. Reduction of the aryl ketones 4 and 11 with zinc dust leads to the benzyl derivatives 5 and 12 . Reaction of the aryl ketones 4 and 11 with hydroxylamine and subsequent heating of the crude product leads via thermal Beckmann rearrangement and dehydration to oxazoloquinolones 7 and 14 . 2-Aroyloxypyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 17 and 20 could not be converted to the corresponding ketones by Fries rearrangement.