Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5222577 Tetrahedron 2009 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

A unique strategy for the synthesis of highly stable unusual charge-separated pyridinium-, isoquinolinium-, quinolinium-, and N-methylimidazolium-tetronic acid zwitterions from the reaction of pyridine, isoquinoline, quinoline, and N-methylimidazole with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates and 3-chlorotetronic acid in EtOH at room temperature is described.

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