A number of protected 2-substituted 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,8-methanoquinazoline-6,7-diols
were prepared by condensation of amidines with (±)-exo,exo-5,6-(isopropylidenedioxy)-3-(pyrrolidinomethylene)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one. Deprotection
of the 2-phenyl derivative was followed by its one-pot transformation into a 1:1 mixture
of (±)-cis- and (±)-trans-2-phenyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[d]pyrimidine-5,7-dimethanol by oxidative glycol cleavage and subsequent reduction with
sodium borohydride.
cyclocondensation - acetonide cleavage - oxidative cleavage - heterocycles - pyrimidine
derivatives