Nitriles in heterocyclic synthesis: A novel synthesis of some thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine and thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives

A simple route to the synthesis of the pharmaceutically important thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives and of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives via the use of 5-amino-3-phenylthiophene-2,4-dicarbonitrile (2) as a starting material is described. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.