Microwave-assisted metal-free synthesis of 2,8-diaryl-6-aminoimidazo-[1,2- a]pyridine via amine-triggered benzannulation

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-0031-1290979

An efficient microwave-assisted metal-free amino benzannulation of aryl(4-aryl-1-(prop-2-ynyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methanone with dialkylamines afforded a variety of 2,8-diaryl-6-aminoimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine in moderate to excellent yield. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York.