Condensation of 2-amino-4-iodobenzoic acid (I) with 2-chloronicotinic acid (II) in refluxing EtOH in the presence of HCl yields pyridoquinazoline acid derivative (III), which is then condensed with N,N-dimethylethylenediamine (IV) in CH2Cl2 using BOP as coupling reagent to provide (V). Reaction of 2-bromopyridine (VI) in Et2O with n-BuLi and trimethylborate, followed by treatment with EtOH and HOAc, gives 3-pyridinyl boronic acid (VII), which is finally coupled to (V) in an Na2CO3 solution via a Suzuki coupling catalyzed by Pd(PPh3)4.
Treatment of 4-bromophthalic anhydride (I) in MeOH with NaOMe affords methyl ester (II), which is then treated with diphenylphosphoryl azide ((PhO)2PON3) in toluene, acetone/H2O to yield a mixture of regioisomers from which derivative (III) is obtained by chromatographic separation. Condensation of (III) with 2-chloronicotinic acid (IV) in refluxing EtOH in the presence of HCl yields pyridoquinazoline acid derivative (V), which is then condensed with N,N-dimethylethylenediamine (VI) in CH2Cl2 using BOP as coupling reagent to provide (VII). Reaction of 2-bromopyridine (VIII) in Et2O with n-BuLi and trimethylborate, followed by treatment with EtOH and HOAc, gives 3-pyridinyl boronic acid (IX), which is finally coupled to (VII) in an Na2CO3 solution via a Suzuki coupling catalyzed by Pd(PPh3)4.