Study on the reactions of 4-amino-5-nitro-6-phenylethynylpyrimidines with amines and thiols

Reactions of 4-amino-5-nitro-6-phenylethynylpyrimidines with amines and thiols have been investigated. Pyridine catalyzes rearrangement of the title compounds into 6-phenyl-7-oxo-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine-5-oxides. Primary and secondary amines and thiols take part in a regio- and stereoselective addition reaction to the triple bond of 5-nitro-6-phenylethynylpyrimidines to form the corresponding syn-addition (in the case of secondary amines) or anti-addition (in the case of primary amines or thiols) products.