Practical way to imidazo[4,5-b] and [4,5-c]pyridine-2-ones via cascade ureidation/palladium-catalyzed cyclization

ACS Combinatorial Science

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 491-495

  Lach, Franck ^a   Koza, Patrice ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

imidazopyridine 2 one; palladium coupling; urea cyclization

Indexed keywords

IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; PYRIDINE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UREA;

AMINATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; LETTER; SYNTHESIS;

AMINATION; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; IMIDAZOLES; PALLADIUM; PYRIDINES; UREA;

EID: 84866094420     PISSN: 21568952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/co300078f     Document Type: Article

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