title: Imidazopyridinium and pyridopyrimidium bromides: synthesis and hydrolysis.
abstract: The reactions of symmetrical and unsymmetrical 2,2'-dipyridylamines with 1,2-dibromoethane and 1,3-dibromopropane give imidazopyridinium and pyridopyrimidium bromides, respectively. These acetone/CH(2)Cl(2)-insoluble, highly fluorescent quaternary ammonium salts undergo addition/ring opening upon treatment with methanolic KOH to give pyridin-2-one derivatives. A sequential N,N-dialkylation/ring-opening hydrolysis/N,N-dialkylation/ring-opening hydrolysis strategy was developed for the construction of unsymmetrical bis(pyridin-2-ones).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Makhluf J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Haddadin
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kurth