An unexpected result in the condensation of 2-amino-6-bromopyridine with ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate: Four dihalo-substituted pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones as reaction products
We report here the condensation of 2-amino-6-bromopyridine with ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate in polyphosphoric acid. In this reaction, a mixture of the four possible dihalo-4H-pyrido1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 1–4 was obtained.