Reactions of β-(lithiomethyl)azines with nitriles as a route to pyrrolo-pyridines, - quinolines, -pyrazines, - quinoxalines and -pyrimidines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)88196-5

Deprotonation of 3-methylazines, followed by reaction with benzonitile, gives an intermediate which, on treatment with additional strong base, cyclises to give 2-phenyl[1H]-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine. The application of this type of reaction to a variety of n