Studies on Pyrimidine Derivatives. XXV. Reaction of Pyrimidinyl Aldehydes and Ketones with Witting Reagents

Abstract

The reaction of 2-and 4-pyrimidinecarbaldehydes with reagents such as ethoxycarbonyl-(1) and benzoyl-(triphenylphosphino) methanide (2) gave pyrimidines with an α, β-unsaturated carbonyl group. The reagents (1, 2) reacted with 2- and 4-acetylpyrimidines to give similar products, as expected. 4-(1-Chloroethyl) pyrimidines did not react with triphenylphosphine, though chloro-methylpyrimidines are know to give Wittig reagents.