J. Quiroga et al., SYNTHESIS OF PYRIMIDO[4,5-B]QUINOLINES IN THE REACTION OF 6-AMINOPYRIMIDINES WITH DIMEDONE AND BENZALDEHYDES, Journal of heterocyclic chemistry, 35(1), 1998, pp. 231-233
The reaction of 6-aminopyrimidines 1a,b with dimedone (2) and p-substi
tuted benzaldehydes 3a-d in ethanol afforded in all cases new regiospe
cific synthesis of tricyclic, linear yl-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydropyrimido
[4,5-b]quinolines 4a-h in good yields, The linear structures and hence
the regiospecificity of the reaction were established by nmr measurem
ents.