Microwave Irradiated Reactions of N-Phenacylpyridinium Chloride with Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones

In the system of ammonium acetate and acetic acid and under microwave irradiation,N-phenacylpyridinium chloride 1 reacted with chalcone 2 to give 2,4,6-triarylpyrididnes 3a-g in high yields. 3a-g can also be prepared from one-pot reaction of 1 with aromatic aldehydes 4 and substituted acetophenones 5. Under the same conditions 1 can also react with pyridinecar boxaldehyde 6a-c and acetophenone to yield bipyridine derivatives 7a-c. 1 reacted with aromatic aldehyde and cyclohexanone 6 to yield 2,4-diaryltetrahydroquinolines 8a-d. At last 1 reacted with aromatic aldehydes to give 2,4,6-triarylpyrimidine 9a-i. The structure of the products was characterized with 1H NMR and IR and mass spectroscopy.