Et3N-induced demethylation-annulation of 3-alkynyl-4-methoxy-2- pyridones and structurally related compounds in the synthesis of furan-fused heterocycles

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 8619-8622

  Conreaux, David ^a   Belot, Sébastien ^a   Desbordes, Philippe ^b   Monteiro, Nuno ^a   Balme, Geneviève ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETONES;

ACETYLIDE; ANNULATION REACTIONS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; COUMARIN DERIVATIVES; DEALKYLATION; DEMETHYLATION; HETEROCYCLES; IN-SITU; METHOXY; PYRIDONES; REGIOSELECTIVE; RELATED COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS OF;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

3 IODO 4 METHOXYPYRIDIN 2 ONE DERIVATIVE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; PYRIDONE DERIVATIVE; PYRONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ETHYLAMINE; FURAN; TRIETHYLAMINE;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DEALKYLATION; DEMETHYLATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SONOGASHIRA REACTION; CHEMISTRY;

COUMARINS; ETHYLAMINES; FURANS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; PYRIDONES; PYRONES;

EID: 55249093394     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo8014038     Document Type: Article

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