4.5- Disubstituted pyrimidines, formation

An alternative solution to the workup issue relied on the attachment of CH-acidic compounds 64 to a soluble polymer support (PEG-4000). The approach improved the yields of the dihydropyrimidinones 66 by the use of a 2-fold excess of other components—urea and aldehyde in the microwave-assisted solvent-free cyclocondensation [118]. Another single-step approach towards 4,5-disubstituted pyrimidines was based on cyclocondensation of a variety of aromatic, heterocyclic and aliphatic ketones, formamide and HMDS as the ammonium source [119]. The high temperature (215 °C) required to effect the formation of pyrimidines was secured by microwave dielectric heating in sealed vessels (Scheme 45). 

Calamitic compounds which exhibit a smectic and/or nematic phase usually consist of a relatively rigid central core containing co-linear six-membered rings, either aromatic rings, such as 1,4-disubstituted-phenylene, 2,5-disubstituted-pyridine, 2,5-disubstituted-pyrimidine, 3,6-disubstituted-pyridazine, and alicyc-lic rings, such as /ra j-l,4-disubstituted-cyclohexane, 1,4-disubstituted-bicy-clo[2.2.2]octane, 2,5-disubstituted-dioxane. Heteroaromatic rings tend to lead to the formation of smectic phases rather than the nematic phase unless combined with a polar terminal function, such as a cyano group. The dependence of the liquid crystalline transition temperatures on the nature of... 

Substituted pyrimidine N-oxides such as 891 are converted analogously into their corresponding 4-substituted 2-cyano pyrimidines 892 and 4-substituted 6-cya-no pyrimidines 893 [18]. Likewise 2,4-substituted pyrimidine N-oxides 894 afford the 2,4-substituted 6-cyano pyrimidines 895 whereas the 2,6-dimethylpyrimidine-N-oxide 896 gives the 2,6-dimethyl-4-cyanopyrimidine 897 [18, 19] (Scheme 7.6). The 4,5-disubstituted pyridine N-oxides 898 are converted into 2-cyano-4,5-disubsti-tuted pyrimidines 899 and 4,5-disubstituted-6-cyano pyrimidines 900 [19] (Scheme 7.6). Whereas with most of the 4,5-substituents in 898 the 6-cyano pyrimidines 900 are formed nearly exclusively, combination of a 4-methoxy substituent with a 5-methoxy, 5-phenyl, 5-methyl, or 5-halo substituent gives rise to the exclusive formation of the 2-cyanopyrimidines 899 [19] (Scheme 7.6). The chemistry of pyrimidine N-oxides has been reviewed [20]. In the pyrazine series, 3-aminopyrazine N-ox-ide 901 affords, with TCS 14, NaCN, and triethylamine in DMF, 3-amino-2-cyano-pyrazine 902 in 80% yield and 5% amidine 903 [21, 22] which is apparently formed by reaction of the amino group in 902 with DMF in the presence of TCS 14 [23] (Scheme 7.7) (cf. also Section 4.2.2). Other 3-substituted pyrazine N-oxides react with 18 under a variety of conditions, e.g. in the presence of ZnBr2 [22]. 

Several studies deal with the reactivity of 2,4-disubstituted-6-aminopyrimidines, which have competing sites for ring formation with 1,3-biselectrophiles. Treatment of 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine with ethyl acetoacetate in acetic acid formed the pyrimido[l,6-tf]pyrimidin-4-one 216, while the expected pyrido[2,3-r/]pyrimidin-7-one 217 was obtained under thermal conditions (Scheme 34) <1999JOC634>. 

Phosphorinanones have been utilized as substrates for the preparation of alkenes,11 amines,12 indoles,5,13 and in the synthesis of a series of secondary and tertiary alcohols via reduction,10 and by reaction with Grignard6,11 and Refor-matsky11,14 reagents. Phosphorinanones have also been used as precursors to a series of 1,4-disubstituted phosphorins.15 The use of 4-amino-l,2,5,6-tetrahydro-l-phenylphosphorin-3-carbonitrile for the direct formation of phosphorino-[4,3-d] pyrimidines has been reported.16... 

As with other nitrogen-containing heterocycles, TV-alkylation is a reaction of some interest. This is particularly true when the products are nucleosides. One interesting example of nucleoside formation arises from reaction of a suitable furo[3,4-J]pyrimidine (41) and l-O-acetyl-2,3,5-tribe nzoyl-/ -D-ribose the product formed seems to be solvent dependent. The N-l substituted nucleoside (42 R = tribenzoylribose) is formed in 81 % yield when the heterocycle and the protected sugar are treated with tin(IV) chloride in acetonitrile. However, use of 1,2-dichloroethane as solvent affords only 17% of this product together with 81% of the N-l,N-3 disubstituted product (Equation (10)) <83CPB3074>. 

A novel and versatile solid-phase synthesis of pyrimido[4,5- fJpyrimidine-2,4-diones has been reported <03S1739>. The key step is the reaction of the support-bound pyrimidine with isocyanates, involving formation of a carbamate intermediate, followed by a base-catalyzed intramolecular ring closure to give the polymer-bound pyrimidopyrimidines which are used in subsequent reactions providing 1,3-disubstituted 7-amino derivatives. 

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