

A THREE-COMPONENT SYNTHESIS OF TRIFLUOROMETHYLATED HEXAHYDROPYRROLO[1,2-a]IMIDAZOL-5-ONES AND HEXAHYDROPYRROLO[1,2-a]PYRIMIDIN-6-ONES

Abstract
A three-component reaction of ethyl trifluoropyruvate, methyl ketones, and ethylenediamine or 1,3-diaminopropane afforded hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazol-5-ones and hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-6-ones. When using an excess of ethyl trifluoropyruvate in reactions with acetone and diamines, dipyrrolo[1,2-a:2',1'-b]imidazole-3,8-dione and dipyrrolo[1,2-a:2',1'-b]pyrimidine-3,9-dione were obtained. An aldol mechanism for the formation of the bi- and tricyclic compounds was proposed, and their diastereomeric structure was established. Some of the obtained heterocycles were found to possess analgesic activity.
Authors: Marina V. Goryaeva, Olesya А. Fefelova, Yanina V. Burgart, Marina А. Ezhikova, Mikhail I. Kodess, Pavel А. Slepukhin, Galina А. Triandafilova,
Sergey Yu. Solodnikov, Olga P. Krasnykh, Victor I. Saloutin*
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