May 2011
Simple Efficient Synthesis of 4-Aminoquinazoline via Amidine of N-Arylamidoxime
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Scheme 1. Synthesis of N-(2-cyanoaryl) amidoximes from 2-
aminobenzonitriles.
4-Amino-6-chloro-2-phenyl-quinazoline: (2b). Pale yellow
solid, m.p. 167–170ꢀC, hydrochloride salt ꢂ233 to 235ꢀC (lit
[11] 230–231ꢀC) 1H-NMR (200 MHz, DMSO-d6): 7.46–7.54
(m, 3H), 7.56 (bs, 2H), 7.76–7.78 (m, 2H), 8.0 (s, 1H), 8.42
(m, 2H), 13C-NMR (50 MHz, DMSO-d6): d 117.6, 121.8,
128.4, 129.0, 129.4, 129.6, 130.5, 131.0, 136.3, 151.1, 160.3,
161.05. MS (EI): m/z ¼ 255(M þ 1 ¼ 256.2, M þ 2 ¼
258.1). Anal. Calcd. for C14H10ClN3: C, 65.73; H, 3.94; N,
16.43. Found: C, 65.68; H, 3.90; N, 16.39.
4-Amino-2-(p-tolyl)-quinazoline: (2c). Pale yellow solid
m.p. 134–136ꢀC, 1H-NMR (200 MHz, DMSO-d6): d 2.39 (s,
3H, ACH3), 7.29 (d, 2H, J ¼ 8.0 Hz), 7.42–7.50 (m, 3H),
7.80 (bs, 2H, NH2), 8.23 (d, 1H), 8.40 (d, 2H, J ¼ 8.0 Hz),
13C-NMR (50 MHz, DMSO-d6): d 21.4, 112.9, 121.7, 125.4,
128.2, 128.4, 129.1, 133.1, 135.7, 140.1, 150.8, 160.9, 161.6.
IR (KBr) gmax (cmꢂ1): 3317, 1645, 1566, 1436, MS (EI): m/
z¼235 (M þ 1¼ 235.9), Anal. Calcd. for C15H13N3: C, 76.57;
H, 5.57; N, 17.86. Found: C, 76.52; H, 5.58; N, 17.88.
4-Amino-6-chloro-2-(p-tolyl) quinazoline: (2d). Pale yellow
solid, m.p. 167–170ꢀC, 1H-NMR (200 MHz, DMSO-d6): d
2.38 (s, 3H, CH3), 7.24 (d, 2H, J ¼ 8.4 Hz), 7.75 (bs, 2H),
7.79–8.05 (m, 2H), 8.09 (s, 1H), 8.25 (d, 2H, J ¼ 8.4 Hz), MS
(EI): m/z¼269 (M þ 1¼270.2, Mþ2¼272.1). Anal. Calcd. for
C15H12ClN3 C, 66.79; H, 4.48; N, 15.58. Found: C, 66.72; H,
4.54; N, 15.54.
was performed on Merck60 F-254 silica gel plates with visual-
ization by UV light. Melting points were determined on a
Buchi Melting Point B-545 apparatus. The IR spectra (in KBr
pellets) were recorded on a Nicolet 6700 FTIR spectrometry.
1H-NMR spectra were recorded on Bruker (200 MHz) spec-
trometer instruments, in and DMSO-d6. Chemical shifts were
recorded in parts per million downfield from tetramethylsilane.
Mass spectra were recorded on MS-3200Q trap spectrometer.
Elemental analysis was performed on a Carlo Erba Perkin-
Elmer model 240 analyzer. Analysis results were within 0.4%
of the calculated value. Column chromatography was performed
on silica gel (230–400 mesh) supplied by Acme Chemical
(Mumbai, India). The chemicals and solvents used were labora-
tory grade and were purified.
General experimental procedure for the synthesis 4-
amino-2-phenyl-quinazoline. The procedure for reaction entry
2a is illustrative. A 150-mL round-bottom flask equipped with
stir bar and reflux condenser was dried under an atmosphere of
nitrogen and charged with amidoxime (2.36 g, 1 mmol), fol-
lowed by 20 mL of anhydrous ethanol. Stannous chloride (9.48
g, 5 mmol) was added to this solution, and the mixture was
heated at 70ꢀC under nitrogen atmosphere for 8 h. The mixture
was distilled to half the volume and cooled at room temperature
and rendered basic (pH 8) with 150 mL of 10% aqueous sodium
bicarbonate. The mixture was extracted with 3 ꢁ 20 mL of eth-
ylacetate. The organic phase was washed thoroughly with satu-
rated NaCl (aq.), dried over sodium sulfate, and filtered through
celite. The solvent was removed in vacuo to obtain the crude
product. The product was purified by column chromatography
on silica (20% ethylacetate in hexane), and the desired quinazo-
line was obtained in 90% yield as pale yellow solid.
General procedure for preparation of hydrochloride salt
of 4-amino-2-phenyl-quinazoline. 4-Amino-2-phenyl-quinazo-
line base (1 g) was dissolved in methanol (5 mL), and dry
HCl gas was passed till pH 3. Ethyl acetate (5 mL) was added
dropwise to obtain the solid, which was filtered and washed
with 1:1 mixture of methanol:ethylacetate.
4-Amino-2-phenyl-quinazoline: (2a). Pale yellow solid,
m.p. 145–147ꢀC (lit. [9a] 145–146ꢀC), 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6,
200 MHz) d 7.53–7.50 (m, 4H), 7.89–7.80 (m, 4H), 8.07 (d,
1H, J ¼ 8.1 Hz, 1H), 8.54–8.51 (m, 2H), 13C-NMR (DMSO-
d6, 50 MHz) d 113.8, 124.1, 125.6, 128.2, 128.4, 128.7, 130.4,
133.5, 139.1, 150.9, 160.2, 162.6, IR (KBr) gmax (cmꢂ1):
3340, 1640, 1565. MS (EI): m/z ¼ 221 (M þ 1 ¼ 222). Anal.
Calcd. for C14H11N3: C, 76.00; H, 5.01; N, 18.19. Found: C,
76.06; H, 5.04; N, 18.13.
4-Amino-2-(4-flurophenyl)-quinazoline:(2e). Pale
yellow
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solid, m.p. 170ꢀC, H-NMR (200 MHz, DMSO-d6): d 7.03 (m,
2H), 7.74 (m, 1H), 7.76 (m, 2H), 7.88 (bs, 2H), 8.24 (d, 1, H),
8.52 (m, 2H), 13C-NMR (50 MHz, DMSO-d6): d 111.9, 113.2,
113.6, 122.1, 123.7, 126.2, 128.7, 128.9, 131.4, 133.6, 149.0,
157.9, 160.8, 164.9. Anal. Calcd. for C14H10FN3 C, 70.28; H,
4.21; N, 17.56. Found: C, 70.21; H, 4.27; N, 17.53.
6-Methyl-2-phenyl-4-aminoquinazoline: (2f). White crystal-
line solid hydrochloride salt, m.p. 262–264ꢀC (lit. [11] 260–
260ꢀC), 1H-NMR (200 MHz DMSO-d6) d 2.48 (s, 3H), 7.47
(m, 3H), 7.71–7.60 (m, 4H), 8.05 (m, 1H), 8.46–8.43 (m, 2H),
13C-NMR (50 MHz, DMSO-d6) d 21.7, 113.6, 123.1, 128.0,
128.2, 128.6, 130.2, 135.1, 135.1, 139.1, 149.6, 160.0, 162.2.
4-Amino-2-(4-pyridyl)-quinazoline: (2g). Pale yellow solid
hydrochloride salt, m.p. 280–283ꢀC (lit [6] 280ꢀC), 1H-NMR
(200 MHz, DMSO-d6): d 6.50 (bs, 2H), 7.52–7.63 (m, 2H),
7.66–7.94 (m, 2H), 8.22 (d, 2H, J ¼ 8.0 Hz), 8.66 (d, 2H, J ¼
8.0 Hz), 13C-NMR (50 MHz, DMSO-d6): 118.0, 121.1, 124.4,
128.4, 130.3, 132.9, 142.2, 149.5, 150.2, 160.4, 162.9. MS
(EI): m/z ¼ 222 (M þ 1¼ 223).
4-Amino-2-(2-pyridyl)-quinazoline: (2h). Yellow solid as
hydrochloride salt, m.p. 235–237ꢀC (lit [6] 235ꢀC), 1H-NMR
(200 MHz, DMSO-d6) d 7.59 (m, 1H), 7.72 (bs, NH2, 2H)
7.78 (ddd, J ¼ 8.2, 6.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.05 (m, 2H), 8.14 (m,
1H), 8.35 (d, J ¼ 8.2 Hz, 1H), 8.58 (d, J ¼ 7.7 Hz, 1H), 8.82
(1H, d, J ¼ 4.3 Hz,1H); 13C-NMR (50 MHz, DMSO-d6) d,
119.6 (C), 123.4, 124.3, 125.5, 126.2, 128.6, 129.3 (CH), 130.7
(C), 134.91 (CH), 149.9 (C), 150.1 (CH) 158.7, 169.7 (C).
Scheme 2. Synthesis 4-amino-2-phenyl substituted quinazolines from N-(2-cynoaryl) amidoximes via amidine using SnCl2.
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
DOI 10.1002/jhet