Insertion of benzene rings into the amide bond: one-step synthesis of acridines and acridones from aryl amides

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 168-171

  Pintori, Didier G ^a   Greaney, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 73949142853     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol902568x     Document Type: Article

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