214066-29-2Relevant articles and documents
Reaction of l-benzylindole-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride with 3-bromo-4-lithiopyridine: Formal synthesis of ellipticine
Miki, Yasuyoshi,Tada, Yoshitaka,Matsushita, Ko-Ichi
, p. 1593 - 1597 (2007/10/03)
Reaction of l-benzylindole-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride with 3-bromo-4-lithiopyridine gave 2-(3-bromoisonicotinoyl)indole-3-carboxylic acid as the sole product. The indole-3-carboxylic acid could be converted to 6-benzylellipticine quinone in five steps.