“…1 (15), 136 (11), 120 (28), 92 (9),77 (16), 64 (7) A mixture of compound 8 (0.84 g, 2 mmol) and bromomalononitrile (0.29 g, 2 mmol), in DMF (10 ml) containing triethylamine (0.1 ml), was heated under reflux for 4 h. The dark-yellow crystals formed during heating were filtered, air dried and crystallized from DMF, yield (0.57 g, 59%), mp >300 C. IR (KBr, cm À1 ): 3423 (OH), 3332, 3256 (NH 2 ), 2225 (C ≡ N), 1682 (C=O pyrimidine ), 1656 (C=O γ-pyrone ), 1605 (C=N), 1572 (C=C). (23), 196 (10), 164 (8), 120 (13), 93 (11), 77 (14), 64 (8)…”