title: Discovery of an imidazo-phenanthridine synthon produced in a 'five-step one-pot reaction' leading to a new family of heterocycles with novel physical properties.
abstract: A new class of heterocyclic aromatic cation with novel physical properties has been constructed by an unprecedented reaction pathway that proceeds via five spontaneous steps to yield a 'synthon' that can be further derivatised by a final nucleophilic substitution step.
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, University of Glasgow, Department of Chemistry, Glasgow, UK G12 8QQ.
authors.forename: Alexis D C
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Parenty
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Guthrie
authors.forename: Yu-Fei
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Louise V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Burkholder
authors.forename: Leroy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cronin
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010617:Phenanthridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D007093:Imidazoles; D010617:Phenanthridines; D004247:DNA