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Annulation of 3-aceta(benza)mido-2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines (2a,b
) by phosphorus oxychloride results in the formation of pyridoimidazoi
soquinolines (3a,b) as potent antileukemic structures. An alternative
route for obtaining the isoquinoline framework was centered on the aza
-Wittig reaction of iminophosphorane (4) with different isocyanates.