“…Thus, 2-methoxy-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-3-carbonitriles (10) are obtained by reaction of an a,b-unsaturated ester (8) and malonitrile (9) in NaOMe/MeOH [15]. Treatment of pyridones 10 with guanidine systems (11, R 4 ¼ H, alkyl, aryl) affords 4-amino-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines (12, R 4 ¼ H, alkyl, aryl) [16].…”