Tandem transformations of 10-substituted tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,6] naphthyridines resulted from the Michael addition of the nitrogen atom of the tetrahydropyridine fragment to the triple bond of activated alkynes

A reaction of 10-R-substituted tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,6]naphthyridines (R = CN, CONH2, Me) with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, methyl and ethyl propiolates, and acetylacetylene has been studied. It was found that 1-acryloyl-10-cyanotetrahydrobenzo[b][1,6]naphthyridines are the major products of the reaction of alkyl propiolates with 10-cyano-substituted naphthyridines, whereas the reaction with 10-carbamoyl-substituted naphthyridines gives a mixture of 1-acryloyl-substituted naphthyridines and hexahydrobenzo[b]pyrido[3, 4,5-d,e][1,6]naphthyridines. The latter are the only products in the reaction of 10-carbamoyl-substituted naphthyridines with acetylacetylene. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.