“…To a suspension of 4‐aminopyrido[2,3‐ d ]pyrimidine [8] ( 11 , 300 mg, 2.05 mmol) in dry toluene (30 mL), N , N ‐dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (340 mg, 2.85 mmol) was added, and the mixture was refluxed for 3 h. The solution was evaporated in vacuo , and the residue was recrystallized from benzene to give 12a (286 mg, 69%) as a white granule, mp 162–164°C (lit. [8] 164–166°C); 1 H NMR (DMSO‐ d 6 ): δ 3.24 (s, 3H, NMe), 3.27 (s, 3H, NMe), 7.58 (dd, 1H, J = 8.2, 4.4 Hz, H6), 8.82 (s, 1H, NC H NMe 2 ), 8.83 (dd, 1H, J = 8.2, 2.0 Hz, H5), 8.98 (s, 1H, H‐2), 9.09 (dd, 1H, J = 4.4, 2.0 Hz, H7); FAB‐ms: m/z 202 (MH + ).…”