A. Acero-alarcon et al., Unusual ring closure reaction of amides with pyrimidines: Novel stereoselective synthesis of hexahydroimidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidines, SYNTHESIS-S, (12), 1999, pp. 2124-2130
Hexahydromidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidines 6 were prepared by the reaction of tosylp
yrimidines 2 with bromoacetamides 3 in one step. The stereoselectivity of t
he reaction has been confirmed by X-ray analysis. Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines
5 were obtained on heating hexahydroimidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidines 6 with trifl
uoroacetic anhydride.