Studies on the synthesis of 2-(2-arylvinyl)thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines and 5-(2-arylvinyl)triazolothieno[3,2-e]pyrimidines

Synthesis of 2-(2-arylvinyl)thienopyrimidines, by the acid catalyzed condensation of nitriles with thiophene o-aminocarbonyl compounds, the condensation of aldehydes with thiophene o-aminoamides, the base catalyzed condensation of aldehydes with 2-methylthienopyrimidines and by the Wittig condensation of 2-thieno-pyrimidinylmethylphosphonium salts with aldehydes is described. Isomeric 5-methyltriazolothienopyrimidines were found to react, under basic condition, with aldehydes yielding 5-(2-arylvinyl)triazolo2,3-c]thieno-pyrimidines. While 5-styryltriazolo4,3-c] isomers resisted acid catalysed isomerization, they were found to isomerize to triazolo2,3-c]pyrimidines under base catalysis.