a Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, Université René Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France b C.N.R.S., Station Biologique, Cell Cycle Laboratory, place G. Teissier, 29680 Roscoff, Bretagne, France
Abstract:
Biologically active 6-aminophenanthridines were prepared in a single step procedure: Metal amides in liquid ammonia promoted the condensation of anilines with 2-chloro-benzonitriles. 6-Aminophenanthridines were isolated in moderate yield.