Polysubstituted 2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]pyridines and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]pyridines via microwave-activated inverse electron demand Diels–Alder reactions

Polysubstituted 2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]pyridines and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]pyridines have been synthesized from 1,2,4-triazines using the inverse electron Diels–Alder reaction. For this purpose, 3-methylsulfanyl-1,2,4-triazines were reacted with several nucleophiles allowing the formation of appropriately substituted alkynes to undergo the intramolecular inverse electron demand Diels–Alder reaction. Sealed-tube microwave activation of the cycloaddition reaction has proved to be very efficient and allowed shorter reaction times. This strategy enabled an efficient synthesis of 3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]pyridines and 4-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]pyridines with several points of diversity on the bicyclic scaffold.