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Facile Synthesis of Acridine Derivatives by ZnCl2-Promoted Intramolecular Cyclization of o-Arylaminophenyl Schiff Bases

Q Su, P Li, M He, Q Wu, L Ye, Y Mu

Index: Su, Qing; Li, Pei; He, Mina; Wu, Qiaolin; Ye, Ling; Mu, Ying Organic Letters, 2014 , vol. 16, # 1 p. 18 - 21

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Abstract

A concise and efficient method for the synthesis of a wide range of acridine derivatives and polycyclic aza-aromatic compounds from a ZnCl2-promoted cyclization reaction of readily available o-arylaminophenyl Schiff base compounds under convenient conditions was developed. Reaction conditions and scope of the new method were examined in detail.