Ce. Stephens et al., Synthesis of deuterium-labelled 2,5-bis(4-amidinophenyl)furan, 2,5-bis[4-(methoxyamidino)phenyl]furan, and 2,7-diamidinocarbazole, J LABEL C R, 44(3), 2001, pp. 197-208
The syntheses of 2,5-bis(4-amidinophenyl)furan-d(8) (1-d(8)) and 2,5-bis[4-
(methoxyamidino)phenyl]furan-d(8) (2-d(8)) from bromobenzene-d(5) in six st
eps, and of 2,7-diamidinocarbazole-d(6) (3-d(6)) from biphenyl-d(10) in fiv
e steps, are described.