Metalated arylmethylisonitriles readily add to 2-chloropyridines to afford imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines. Analogous additions to imidoyl chlorides and a chloroquinoline provide imidazoles and an imidazo[1,5-a]quinolone which, like imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines, are valuable heterocycles for pharmaceutical synthesis.
Isonitrile alkylations: a rapid route to imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines
Creators
Yajun Li - Drexel University
Allen Chao - Duquesne University
Fraser F. Fleming - Drexel University
Publication Details
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), v 52(10), pp 2111-2113
Publisher
Royal Soc Chemistry
Number of pages
3
Grant note
R15AI051352 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
2R15AI051352-04 / NIH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
Resource Type
Journal article
Language
English
Academic Unit
Chemistry
Web of Science ID
WOS:000369585800027
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84956509697
Other Identifier
991019168140204721
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