Regioselective cross-coupling reactions and nucleophilic aromatic substitutions on a 5,7-dichloropyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine scaffold

The synthesis of a 5,7-dichloropyrido4,3-d]pyrimidine scaffold is described. The chlorine at position 5 can selectively be displaced by different palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions and nucleophilic aromatic substitutions. In the subsequent step, the chlorine at position 7 can be further derivatized. The described synthetic sequence allows for the construction of a diverse pyrido4,3-d]pyrimidine library with structural variations at positions 5 and 7.