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ature to form a mixture of crystals and brown oil. The mixture
is placed onto sufficient amount of filter paper and kept until
all oil was absorbed by filter paper.
CH,Ar, J = 8.3 Hz). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm: 25.00
(CH3), 25.47 (CH3), 31.02 (CH3, t-Bu), 34.04 (Cq, t-Bu),
104.07(CH, Ar ), 111.69 (Cq, Ar ), 119.83 (2CH, Ph), 120.77
(CH, Ph), 126.60 (2CH, Ph), 130.73 (CH, Ar), 148.24 (Cq, Ar),
151.26 (Cq, Ar), 156.10 (Cq, Ar), 161.83 (Cq, Ar), 162.54 (Cq,
Ar), 162.83 (Cq, Ar). HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ calcd
for C20H23N2O+ 307.1810, found 307.1821.
Yield: about 13 g (25 %) of dark yellow crystals of 2,6-
dimethyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one pure enough for
the next step.Analytical pure compound V can be obtained by
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crystallization from hot heptane as transparent needles. H
NMR (500 MHz, CHCl3) δ ppm: 2.14 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.82 (s,
3H, CH3), 5.91 (s, 1H, CH, Ar), 6.41 (d, 1H, CH, Ar, J = 8.3 Hz),
7.09 (d, 1H, CH,Ar, J= 8,3Hz), 7.20 (t, 1H, CH,Ar, J = 8.3 Hz).
2,7-Dimethyl-1,8-naphthyridin-4-ol (VI):About 25 mL
of diphenyl ether and 26 g of 2,6-dimethyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]-
pyrimidin-4-one in 100 mL flask with short Vigreux column
without a stopper (to let ethanol vapour out) and without a stirrer
are placed into preheated to about 360 ºC at aluminum block.
After 4 h of refluxing, the fask content was chilled down and
diluted with 30 mL of methylene chloride. The solid product
was filtered off and dried in air. Yield: 10.3 g (40 %), poorly
soluble in acetone, but soluble in DMSO and DMF.
4-Chloro-2,7-dimethyl-1,8-naphthyridine (VII): To a
100 mL flask containing 21 g (0.11 mol) of dry compound VI,
about 65-70 mL of POCl3 was added and a shortVigreux column
with a stopper is put into the flask and warmed the reaction
contents upto ~70 ºC. Then the flask was kept for 1 h at 90 ºC,
cooled to room temperature and then dark reaction solution
was poured by portions into ~100 g of sodium carbonate in
500 mL of ice-water. Water bath can be used instead of ice to
maintain temperature below ~45 ºC. The solution is adjusted
to neutral with sodium carbonate and extracted three times
with methylene chloride or chloroform. Combined organic
solution was dried with sodium sulfate over night, evaporated
to dryness and the product was extracted twice with hot heptane.
Crystallization of 4-chloro-2,7-dimethyl-1,8-naphthyridine is
slow and can take 12 h and even more hours. Precipitated white-
orange or white with black coating needles can be recrystal-
lized from hot heptane to yield colourless crystals.Yield: 15.2
g (72 %). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm: 2.76 (s, 3H, CH3),
2.80 ( s, 3H, CH3), 7.40 (s, 1H, CH, Ar), 7.39 (d, 1H, CH, Ar,
J = 8.3 Hz), 8.39 (d, 1H, CH, Ar, J = 8.3 Hz).
4-(4-(tert-Butyl)phenoxy)-2,7-dimethyl-1,8-naphth-
yridine (VIIIa): About 4 g of powdered KOH was placed into
a 250 mL flask and 22 g of 4-(tert-butyl)phenol was put with
it. The mixture was kept at 160 ºC for 2 h periodically shaking.
To this hot solution, 7.8 g (0.04 mol ) of compound VII was
added. After 2 h, the mixture was cooled down forming a glass
at room temperature. Magnetic stirrer is placed onto the glassy
mass, then 40 mL of chloroform and 30 mL of water were added.
Stirring this mixture results the dissolution of glassy mass.
Then water layer was separated together with white precipi-
tation of poorly soluble in water of sodium tert-butylphenolate.
The washing repeated several times with new portions of 5 M
NaOH solution until no white precipitation formed. Chloroform
layer finally evaporated to dryness and pure compound VIIIa
was obtained by crystallization from hot heptane as beige wax.
Yield: 10.6 g (84 %). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm: 1.39
(s, 9H, t-Bu), 2.63 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.80 (s, 3H, CH3), 6.47 (s, 1H,
CH, Ar), 7.11 (d, 2H, CH, Ar, J = 8.3 Hz), 7.33 (d, 1H, CH,
Ar, J = 8.3 Hz), 7.49 (d, 2H, CH, Ar, J = 8.3 Hz), 8.53 (d, 1H,
4-Butoxy-2,7-dimethyl-1,8-naphthyridine (VIIIb): To
a 5.5 g (0.0285mol) of compound VII, 70 mL of 0.7 M NaOBu
in butanol was added and the solution was kept over night at
room temperature. Most of the butanole was removed under
vacuum, 5 mL of water was added and all volatiles were removed
under high vacuum at 70-80 ºC. The product VIIIb was extracted
three times with hot heptane.After left for overnight, light brown
crystals were collected and dried in air.Yield: 4.8 g (73 %). 1H
NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm: 1.03 (t, 3H, CH3, J = 7.4 Hz),
1.58 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.91 (m, 2H, CH2), 2.71 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.74
(s, 3H, CH3), 4.17 (t, 2H, CH2, J = 6.4 Hz), 6.62 (s, 1H, CH,Ar),
7.23 (d, 1H, CH,Ar, J= 8.3 Hz), 8.36 (d, 1H, CH,Ar, J= 8.3 Hz).
13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm: 13.27 (CH3, Bu), 18.75
(CH2, Bu), 24.90 (CH3,Ar), 25.65 (CH3,Ar), 30.37 (CH2, Bu),
67.78 (OCH2, Bu), 110.71 (CH, Ar ), 111.55 (Cq, Ar), 120.22
(CH, Ar), 130.79 (CH, Ar), 156.18 (Cq, Ar ), 161.57 (Cq, Ar),
161.94 (Cq, Ar), 162.89 (Cq, Ar). HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z:
[M + H]+ calcd for C20H19N2O+ 335.1395, found 335.1409.
4-(4-(tert-Butyl)phenoxy)-1,8-naphthyridine-2,7-dicarb-
aldehyde (IXa): In 100 mL flask, 5 g (0.016 mol) of compound
VIIIa, 5 g (0.05 mol) of SeO2 and 60 mL of dioxane treated
with solid NaOH were added. The mixture was refluxed for
90 min. Dark brown suspension was centrifuged and clear
solution was evaporated to dryness. The solid mass refluxed
with 15 mL of chloroform for 20 min, then 100 mL of hot
heptane was added and after 15 min, refluxed hot mixture was
decanted. The extraction was repeated 2 more times. Combined
heptane solution stayed over night and precipitated solid recry-
stallized from hot heptane. Overage yield: 3 g (64 %) of light
brown 4-(4-(tert-butyl)phenoxy)-1,8-naphthyridine-2,7-
dicarbaldehyde. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm: 1.42 (s,
9H, t-Bu), 7.15 (d, 2H, CH, phenyl, J = 8.7 Hz), 7.35 (s, 1H,
CH, Ar), 7.55 (d, 2H, CH, phenyl, J = 8.7 Hz ), 8.28 (d, 1H,
CH,Ar, J = 8.5 Hz), 9.03 (d, 1H, CH, Ar, J = 8.5 Hz), 10.24 (s,
1H, CHO), 10.38 (s, 1H, CHO). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3)
δ ppm: 30.89 (3CH3, t-Bu), 34.18 (Cq, t-Bu), 101.13 (CH, Ar),
111.69 (Cq, Ar ), 119.74 (2CH, phenyl), 120.77 (CH, Ar),
127.20 (2CH, phenyl), 130.73 (CH,Ar), 149.50 (Cq,Ar), 150.21
(Cq, Ar), 155.54 (Cq, Ar), 156.20 (Cq, Ar), 156.46 (Cq, Ar),
163.63 (Cq, Ar), 192.56 (CHO), 192.58 (CHO). HRMS (ESI-
TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ calcd for C20H19N2O3+ 335.1396, found
335.1412.
4-Butoxy-1,8-naphthyridine-2,7-dicarbaldehyde (IXb):
The procedure is essentially the same as for compound IXa.
1H NMR (500 MHz, CHCl3) δ ppm: 1.06 (t, 3H, CH3, J = 7.4 Hz),
1.63 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.98 (m, 2H, CH2), 4.37 (t, 2H, CH2, J =
6.4 Hz), 7.53 (s, 1H, CH, Ar), 8.19 (d, 1H, CH, Ar, J = 8.3
Hz), 8.83 (d, 1H, CH, Ar, J = 8.3 Hz), 10.27 (s, 1H, CHO), 10.34
(q, 1H, CHO). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm: 13.21
(CH3, Bu), 18.768 (CH2, Bu), 30.14 (CH2, Bu), 69.38 (OCH2,
Bu), 98.30 (CH,Ar), 118.33, (Cq,Ar), 120.25 (CH,Ar), 133.56