Vj. Ram et M. Nath, SYNTHESIS OF DIHETEROARYLMETHANES FROM ACTIVATED NITRILES, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 36(5), 1997, pp. 394-398
Novel procedures for the synthesis of diheteroarylmethanes 3-7 have be
en developed from the base-catalysed condensation-cyclization reaction
s of (indol-3-yl)methylmalononitrile 2 with amidine, dicyandiamide, hy
droxylamine, hydrazine and thioglycolic acid separately. The acid cata
lysed reaction of 1 and 9 with thiosemicarbazide separately affords 8
and 10. The latter on reaction with phenacyl bromide yield 11. Base-ca
talysed reaction of 9 with dicyandiamide gives symmetrical triazine 14
.