Synthesis of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and Pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidines in Water and their S N Ar Cyclizations

Synthesis of tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a] pyrimidines by a one-pot and three component reaction of alpha-oxoketenedithioacetals, diamines and DMAD in water has been described. Different routes for accessing the desired compounds were examined and a few specially designed-substrates have been utilized further to afford the new imidazo and pyrido fused [1,8] naphthyridine tetracyclic compound by SNAr intramolecular cyclization.