Solution-phase parallel synthesis of an N-alkylated dihydropteridinone library from fluorous amino acids.

Parallel synthesis of an N-alkylated dihydropteridinone library has been accomplished in five steps starting from two displacement reactions of 4,6-dichloro-5-nitropyrimidine, first with fluorous amino acids, then with secondary amines. The hydrogenation of the nitro group followed by microwave-assisted cyclization gave the dihydropteridinones. Further diversification was achieved by the reaction of dihydropteridinones with benzyl halides to afford mono-N-alkylated products. All the reaction intermediates and final products were purified by SPE or precipitation without the need to perform chromatography.