Hj. Knolker et N. Osullivan, INDOLOQUINONES-3 - PALLADIUM-PROMOTED SYNTHESIS OF HYDROXY-SUBSTITUTED 5-CYANO-5H-BENZO[B]CARBAZOLE-6,11-DIONES, Tetrahedron, 50(37), 1994, pp. 10893-10908
A short synthesis of hydroxy-substituted benzo[b]carbazoloquinone cyan
amides based on a palladium-promoted oxidative coupling as the key ste
p is described. Pyridine hydrochloride has been used for chemoselectiv
e cleavage of a methyl ether in the presence of an N-cyano group.