title: Lithiation of 2-Alkyl-3-amino- and 2-Alkyl-3-(methylamino)-4(3H)-quinazolinones(1).
abstract: 3-Amino-2-methyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone has been doubly lithiated, on nitrogen and in the 2-methyl group, with n-butyllithium. The lithium reagent thus obtained reacts with a variety of electrophiles (D(2)O, benzophenone, cyclohexanone, cyclopentanone, acetophenone, benzaldehyde, tetraisopropylthiuram disulfide (TITD)) to give the corresponding 2-substituted derivatives in very good yields. Reactions of the dilithio reagent with 2 molar equiv of methyl iodide or phenyl isocyanate give disubstituted derivatives. Double lithiation of the 2-ethyl and 2-propyl analogues have been achieved using LDA, and subsequent reactions with most electophiles are then similar. In the reaction of the dianion of the 2-ethyl compound with TITD, deamination from position 3 takes place with the formation of the 2-substituted derivative. In reactions with prochiral ketones, the dianion of the 2-ethyl compound gives very high diastereoselectivity. Lithiation and subsequent reactions of 3-(methylamino) analogues take place in a similar manner, thus providing access to a range of substituted 3-(methylamino)-2-alkyl-4(3H)-quinazolinones by a general procedure. Lithiation of 3-(dimethylamino)-2-ethyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone did not take place under similar conditions. Lithiation of 3-amino-2-unsubstituted-4(3H)-quinazolinone was also unsuccessful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea SA2 8PP, U.K., and Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Gamal A.
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: El-Hiti
authors.forename: Mohamed F.
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Abdel-Megeed
authors.forename: Mohamed A.
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abdo