Synthesis of novel 5-aryl-6-cyano-3H,8H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4,7-diones in the reaction of 6-amino-4-pyrimidinones with benzaldehyde and ethyl cyanoacetate

The title compounds 4 and 5 have been prepared in one-step reaction from 6-amino-4-pyrimidinones 1 , the corresponding 4-substituted benzaldehyde 2 and ethyl cyanoacetate 3 in very good yields. The structure of the final compounds was determined on the basis of nmr measurements, especially by ¹H, ¹H-, ¹H,¹³C COSY, and DEPT.