RSC Advances · 2015 · 44 citations · 40 references
Natural SciencesChemistryOrganic ChemistryHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryHeterocyclic CompoundsOrganic Synthesis[4+2] CycloadditionPyridine ChemistryPyridine SynthesisPyrrole Synthesis
A convenient and efficient method has been developed for the construction of substituted pyridines <italic>via</italic> ammonium iodide-promoted cyclization of ketones with DMSO and ammonium acetate, employing DMSO as the source of C4 or C6.
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