Reactions of 2-cyano-3-ethoxy-5,5-dimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one with 2-amino- and 2-hydrazionobenzimidazoles

The reactions of 2-cyano-3-ethoxy-5,5-dimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one with 2-amino- and 2-hydrazinobenzimidazoles gave 1-oxo-3,3-dimethyl-11-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazolino3,2-a]benzimidazole and 2-(2-benzimidazolyl)-3-amino-4-oxo-6,6-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazole, respectively.Riga Technical University, Riga LV-1658. Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga LV-1006. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 235–240, Feburary, 1997.