G. Sabitha et al., A facile route to pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines and [1]benzopyrano[4 ',3 '-e]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines, SYN COMMUN, 29(4), 1999, pp. 655-665
A direct synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines [5&6] and [1]benzopyrano[4',
3 '-e]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines (7) is described by Friedlander condensation
. An alternative and a short route for the preparation of[1]benzopyrano[4',
3'-e]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines (7) is also reported.