Reaction of ketenes with N,N-disubstituted α-aminomethyleneketones. XX. Synthesis of 2H-pyrano[2,3-f]quinazoline derivatives

The polar 1,4-cycloaddition of dichloroketene to N,N-disubstituted (E)-6-aminomethylene-7,8-dihydro-(2-methyl)(2-phenyl)quinazolin-5(6H)-ones III , prepared in good yields from 7,8-dihydro-(2-methyl)-(2-phenyl)quinazolin-5(6H)-ones via their 6-hydroxymethylene derivatives I and II , gave in satisfactory to excellent yields N-N-disubstituted 4-amino-3,3-dichloro-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-(8-methyl)(8-phenyl)-2H-pyrano- [2,3,-f]quinazolin-2-ones IV , which are derivatives of the new heterocyclic system pyrano[2,3-f]quinazoline. This cycloaddition occurred both in the case of aliphatic and aromatic N-substitution only with 2-phenyl-enaminones III , whereas with 2-methyl derivatives III the reaction took place only in the case of aromatic N-monosubstitution. Dehydrochlorination of IV with DBN afforded, generally in excellent yields, N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3-chloro-5,6-dihydro-(8-methyl)(8-phenyl)-2H-pyrano[2,3-y]quinazolin-2-ones, which were dehydrogenated with DDQ to give N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3-chloro-(8-methyl)(8-phenyl)-2H-pyrano[2,3-f]quinazolin-2-ones in excellent yields.