Abstract

4-Amino-9,10-dimethoxy-2-phenyl-6,7-dihydro-2(H)-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinoline-1,3-dicarbonitrile derivatives 4a-c were obtained from the reaction of 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoqinoline-1-acetonitrile 1 with arylidenemalononitrile 2a-c in boiling acetonitile in the presence of piperidine. The reaction of 4a-c with triethyl orthoformate in acetic anhydride at reflux give the ethoxymethyleneamino derivatives 5a-c. Compounds  5a-c were reacted with hydrazine hydrate and give the corresponding 4-amino-3-imino-2-aryl-3,4,8,9-tetrahydro-2(H)-pyrimido[5?,4?:5,6]pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinoline-1-carbonitrile derivatives 6a-c. Refluxing compound 6a in an excess of triethyl orthoformate give 7a. When compounds 6a-c were refluxed with acetic anhydride or benzoyl chloride in pyridine, they afford the corresponding 4-methyl and 4-phenyl derivatives 8a-c and 9a-c, respectively. Compound 6a was refluxed in diethyloxalate and give product 10. Also, the reaction of 6a with C-acylhydrazonoyl halides 13a,b in refluxing chloroform in the presence of triethylamine afford 14a,b. Correct elemental analyses and spectral data (IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and MS) confirm the structure of the synthesized compounds.

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