Reactions of 2 aminopyridine and 2 amino 5 methylpyridine with 2,3,4,5 tetra fluorobenzoyl chloride afforded N,N´ diaroylpyridinium salts, which were converted into 6H pyrido[1,2 a]quinazolin 6 ones by refluxing in toluene in the presence of triethylamine. The angular structure of the tricyclic derivatives obtained was confirmed by 19 F and 13 C NMR spectroscopy and 2D heteronuclear HetCOR and HMBC experiments.Quinazolin 4 one derivatives have long attracted the attention of researchers because many of them exhibit a variety of biological (fungicidal, anticonvulsant, etc.) ac tivity and are antagonists to some receptors. 1-4 Introduc tion of fluorine atoms into compounds is known 5-7 to impart them new biological properties. For instance, fluo rine containing pyrimido[b]quinazolinones were re ported 8 to have antitumor activity.In continuation of the studies 9-14 on the synthesis of fluorine containing fused azaheterocycles, we obtained fluorine containing pyrido[1,2 a]quinazolin 6 ones.2 Aminopyridine (1a), 2 amino 5 methyl , and 2 amino 6 methylpyridines (1b,d) were acylated with 2,3,4,5 tetrafluorobenzoyl chloride 2 in boiling toluene (2 h) at both (cyclic and exocyclic) nitrogen atoms to give diaroyl derivatives 3a,b,d (Scheme 1). The 1 H NMR spec Scheme 1 1, 3, 4, 6: R 1 = H, R 2 = H (a), Me (b), NO 2 (c); R 1 = Me, R 2 = H (d) 5: NR 2 is pyrrolidin 1 yl, R 2 = H (a), Me (c); NR 2 is morpholin 4 yl, R 2 = H (b), Me (d) ✾