Abstract
The synthesis of 6, 11-dihydro-5H-pyrimidino[4, 5-a]carbazoles (10) was achieved by cyclization of 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydrocarbazol-1-ones with triformamidomethene. The oxidation with potassium permenganate or mangenese bioxide of 6, 11-dihydro-5H-pyrimidino[4, 5-a]carbazoles gave the 11 H-pyrimidino[4, 5-a]carbazoles (11). The reactions of the pyrimidinocarbazole (11a) with organolithium compounds afforded 4-substituted derivatives (20, 21). The structure of the derivatives was determined by proton nuclear magnetic resonance.