Alternative pathways of cyclization of methyl- and difluoromethyl-3-oxo esters with α,β-enals and 2-aminomethylaniline into pyrido[2,1-b]quinazolines
摘要
A new route was developed to prepare cis,trans,cis-ethyl 9-difluoromethyl-9-hydroxyhexahydropyrido[2,1-b]quinazoline-8-carboxylates or a mixture of trans- and cis-ethyl 7-R-9-methylhexahydropyrido[2,1-b]quinazoline-8-carboxylates (R = Me, Ph) by the three-component cyclization of α,β-enals and 2-(aminomethyl)aniline using ethyl 4,4-difluoroacetoacetate and ethyl acetoacetate, respectively, as a 3-oxo ester component under mild conditions. On heating, an alternative route to trans- and cis-(2,2-difluoro-1-hydroxyethyl)tetrahydropyrido[2,1-b]quinazolin-9-ones is the major one for ethyl 4,4-difluoroacetoacetate. The diastereomeric structures of the heterocycles were established by 1H, 19F, and 13C NMR spectroscopy, including 2D 1H—13C HSQC/HMBC and 1H—1H NOESY experiments, and X-ray diffraction.