K Pericherla, P Khedar, B Khungar, Anil Kumar, One-pot sequential C-N coupling and cross dehydrogenative couplings: Synthesis of novel azole fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 2924-2926

Abstract

An efficient one-pot protocol has been developed using sequential C–N coupling and intramolecular dehydrogenative cross-couplings for the synthesis of azole fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives in good yields (62–78%).