N-bridged heterocycles: regiospecific synthesis of 2-methyl-4H-pyrimido[2,1-b]benzothiazol-4-ones

摘要

N-bridged heterocycles, 2-methyl-4H-pyrimido[2,1-b]benzothiazol-4-ones, have been synthesized in quantitative yield by the reaction of 2-aminobenzothiazoles with ethylacetoacetate in the presence of polyphosphoric acid involving dehydrative condensation followed by cyclization. The possibility of the formation of 4-methyl-2H-pyrimido[2,1-b]benzothiazol-2-ones has been excluded on the basis of spectral studies.