Simple selective synthesis of 2,4- and 2,6-diarylpyridines through metal-free cyclocondensation of aromatic ketones with ammonium acetate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-0030-1258274

A simple and selective one-pot synthesis of 2,4- and 2,6-diarylpyridines through the cyclocondensation reaction of aromatic ketones with ammonium acetate has been developed. The procedure is metal-free, convenient, and efficient, and the substrates are re