A convenient method for the preparation of 5-, 6- and 7-azaindoles and their derivatives

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 7, 1996, Pages 877-882

  Hands, David ^a   Bishop, Brian ^a   Cameron, Mark ^a   Edwards, John S ^a   Cottrell, Ian F ^a   Wright, Stanley H B ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 substituted 2 aminopyridines; 5 , 6 and 7 azaindoles; directed ortho metallation

Indexed keywords

PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLO[2,3 B]PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLO[2,3 C]PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLO[3,2 C]PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029929186     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1996-4312     Document Type: Article

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