A convenient method for constructing novel tetrahydropyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]-pyrimidinones-carbohydrate and amino acid conjugates via copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide ‘Click Chemistry’

Novel conjugates of tetrahydropyridothienopyrimidones and carbohydrates or amino acids linked by 1,2,3-triazoles were synthesized. After establishing the tetrahydropyridothienopyrimidones ring system by ring closure, propargyl groups were introduced by N-alkylation. Cu-catalyzed cycloaddition of the propargyl products with azido group containing hexoses or amino acids gives the corresponding 1,2,3-triazoles in high yields. This methodology also allowed attaching two carbohydrate molecules to the tetrahydropyridothienopyrimidone core. Interesting dependence of the regioselectivity of the N-propargylation of the pyrimidone ring on the exocyclic substituent found adjacent to the pyrimidine-N-atom was observed. A remarkable case of a non-catalyzed intramolecular [3+2]-cycloaddition of an alkyne with an azide to a 1,2,3-triazole was observed, which occurred in the solid state at rt or below.