Pyrimidines bicyclic

Pyrido[2,3- pyrimidine bicyclic systems represent interesting fused heterocyclic compounds having pharmacological and biological properties. Their syntheses are well documented in the literature. The pyridine or pyrimidine rings have been used as precursors for constructing the second heterocyclic ring. 

It is possible to prepare pyrimidines from other heteromonocyclic compounds by a variety of processes, or from fused heterobicyclic systems which already contain a pyrimidine ring by preferentially degrading the unwanted second ring. In the latter case, the bicyclic system may best be made from a pyrimidine in the first place, occasionally even from the self-same pyrimidine to which it reverts on degradation. Such syntheses may be of interest but are certainly not of any utility. 

The thiones are readily desulfurized with Raney nickel to give the corresponding unsubstituted compounds in bicyclic systems in the 2-, 4- and 7-positions, and in tricyclic systems such as (95). The 2-methylthio derivatives may be similarly desulfurized. Thione groups in the 4-position, but not the 2-position, in pyrido-[2,3- f ]- and -[3,2- f]-pyrimidines may be replaced directly with ammonia or amines. 

Examination of the pyrazino[2,3-rf]pyrimidine structure of pteridines reveals two principal pathways for the synthesis of this ring system, namely fusion of a pyrazine ring to a pyrimidine derivative, and annelation of a pyrimidine ring to a suitably substituted pyrazine derivative (equation 76). Since pyrimidines are more easily accessible the former pathway is of major importance. Less important methods include degradations of more complex substances and ring transformations of structurally related bicyclic nitrogen heterocycles. 

Methylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2,4(l//,3/7)-dione has also been prepared by this method, which has also been used for the synthesis of other bicyclic systems. ... 

Among other bicyclic amidine catalysts, 3,4,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-2//-pyrido[l,2-n]pyrimidine was also applied in the preparation of /3-alkoxy nitriles from Q ,/3-unsaturated nitriles and alcohols (99GEP 19803515). The azido group could be smoothly converted into a trifluoroacetylamido group by treatment with (Cp3CO)2 in the presence of Ph3P and 2,3-dihydro-2//-pyrido[l,2-n]pyrimidin-2-one under Ar in THE (99HCA2380). 

CN/CC replacements were also observed when the pyrimidine ring is part of a bicyclic system. Reaction of quinazoline with active methylene compounds, containing the cyano group (malonitrile, ethyl cyanoacetate, phenylacetonitrile) gave 2-amino-3-R-quinoline (R = CN, C02Et, Ph) (72CPB1544) (Scheme 12). The reaction has to be carried out in the absence of a base. When base is used, no ring transformation was observed only dimer formation and SnH substitution at C-4 was found. 

These intramolecular IHDA pyrimidine-to-pyridine ring transformations are also successfully applied to synthesize bicyclic heterocycles, containing a... 

Whereas in all previously mentioned inverse cycloaddition reactions [h]-fused pyrido annelated systems are formed, some reactions are described which lead to [c]-pyridine annelated bicyclic systems. 5-(Butynylthio)pyrimidines (R = Ph, NHCOCH3) give on heating at 180°C in nitrobenzene 5-R-2,3-dihydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridines (89T803). 5-Propynyloxymethylpyrimidines also readily undergo cycloaddition into l,3-dihydrofuro[3,4-c]pyridines (89T5151) (Scheme 39). Considerable rate enhancements were observed with quaternized pyrimidinium salts. Whereas... 

The final chapter by Istvan Hermecz (Chinoin, Ltd., Budapest, Hungary) deals with bicyclic systems containing one ring junction nitrogen and one heteroatom and their benzologs, i.e. pyrido-oxazines, pyrido-thiazines, pyrido-pyridazines, pyrido-pyrazines, pyrido-pyrimidines and their analogs. Much of this material has not been reviewed for forty years, during which time immense advances have occurred. 

Microwave-Promoted Synthesis of Bicyclic Pyrimidine Derivahves... 

Shao reported the microwave-assisted hetero-Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction of a series of acetylenic pyrimidines to introduce a fused lactone/lactam ring, with no degradation of either reactants or products typical for the harsh thermal conditions (150-190°C, 15-144h) [131]. In contrast to the results reported when conventional heating was applied, the Diels-Alder cycloaddition under microwave irradiation gave a high yield of the desired fused lactones or lactams [132]. This reaction provided a practical and general method for the preparation of fused bicyclic pyridines 205 (Scheme 74). 

Ring-chain tautomeric equilibrium between 39a and 39b and the pyrimido[l,6-z pyrimidines 40a and 40b has been revealed. Equilibration was fast in DMSO- 6 (DMSO - dimethyl sulfoxide) and favored the bicyclic form (Equation 2) <1996ACS1137>. 

Zinc dust has been used to reduce a tetrazole of the tricyclic system 57 to generate the corresponding bicyclic 2-amino-3,5,6-trimethyl-3//-thieno[2,3- /]pyrimidin-4-one 58 (Equation 8) <2000MOL835>. 

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