Abstract: |
Two 6,7-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines, which contain a novel tricyclic ring system of potential biological interest, were synthesized. 6-(2,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)-6,7-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-24(lH,3H)-dione (3a) was prepared from a pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine. 6-(Acetoxymethyl)-5-methylpyrido-[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(lH,3H)-dione (4) was oxidized with SeO2 to the corresponding 5-formyl derivative 5, which was condensed with 2,5-dimethoxyaniline to form the Schiff base. Reduction of the exocyclic azomethine double bond of the Schiff base with NaBH3CN to 6 followed by thermal cyclization afforded 3a. 2,4-Diamino-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-6,7-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine (3b) was synthesized by addition of a pyrimidine ring to the dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine system. l-(4-Methoxyphenyl)pyrrolidin-3-one (18) was condensed with malononitrile to give a Knoevenagel adduct 19. Treatment of 19 with (N,N-dimethylamino)methylene chloride in the presence of LDA afforded the 4-[(N,N-dimethylamino)methylene]pyrrolidine derivative 20, which was converted into 6-amino-7-cyano-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c] pyridine (21) by treatment with NH3/MeOH. Cyclization of 21 with N,N-dimethylguanidine afforded the desired 3b in high yield. © 1989, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved. |