Heterocyclic Synthesis via Enaminonitriles: an Efficient, One Step Synthesis of Some Novel Azolo[1,5-α]Pyrimidine, Pyrimido[1,2-α]-Benzimidazole, Pyrido[1,2-α]Benzimidazole Pyrimidine and Pyrazole Derivatives

Abstract

Some novel pyrazolo[1,5-α]pyrimidines 5a-f, 10a,b, 1,2,4-triazolo[1.5-α]-pyrimidine (12), and pyrimido[1,2-α]benzimidazole 18 could be synthesized by reacting 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(N,N-dimethylamino)methylene-3-oxopropanenitrile (2) with 5-amino-3- and/or 4-substituted-1H-pyrazoles 3a-f and 9a,b, 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (11) and 2-aminobenzimidazole (14), respectively. The reaction of 2 with 1H-benzimidazol-2-ylacetonitrile (19) afforded the pyrido[1,2-α]benzimidazole 20. On the other hand, the reaction of 2 with guanidine, hydrazine, and phenyl hydrazine afforded the pyrimidine 24, and the pyrazoles 27, 28, respectively. However, the reaction of 2 with hydroxyl amine did not afford the isoxazole 32.