Utility of [4-(3-methoxyphenyl)pyrimidin-2-yl]cyanamide in synthesis of some heterocyclic compounds

N-[4-(3-Methoxyphenyl)pyrimidin-2-yl]cyanamide ( 1 ) was reacted with morpholine and respective binuclephilic reagents namely: ethylenediamine, o-phenylenediamine, o-aminothiophenol, or o-aminophenol to give the corresponding carboximidamide 2 , imidazolidine 3 , and benzazoles 4–6 . While its reaction with hydrazides in DMF at 90°C, gave the corresponding 1,2,4-triazols 7–11 . Also, treatment of cyanamide 1 with heterocycles having both nucleophilic and electrophilic groups (─NH₂/─COOEt) in iso-propanol in presence of catalytic amount of Conc. HCl, gave the corresponding thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidinone 12 and unexpected thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine 13 instead of bis-thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine 14 , respectively. While, its reaction with ethyl 5-amino-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylate yielded the unexpected N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)urea 15 rather than the corresponding thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine 16 . Unexpected N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)thiourea 17 was obtained, when cyanamide 1 reacted with potassium thiolates in iso-propanol with catalytic amount of Conc. HCl.