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Microwave-Assisted Preparation of 1-Aryl-1H-pyrazole-5-amines
Published on: June 23, 2019
Microwave assisted synthesis and solid-state characterization of lithocholyl amides of isomeric aminopyridines
Kari V Ahonen1, Manu K Lahtinen, Arto M Valkonen
1University of Jyväskylä, Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. kari.v.ahonen@jyu.fi
Abstract:
Microwave (MW) assisted synthesis and solid state structural characterizations of novel lithocholyl amides of 2-, 3-, and 4-aminopyridine are reported. It is shown that the MW technique is a proper method in the preparation of N-lithocholyl amides of isomeric aminopyridines. It offers many advantages compared to conventional heating. The molecular and crystal structures as well as the polymorphic and hydrated forms of prepared conjugates with their thermodynamic stabilities have been characterized by means of high resolution liquid- and solid-state NMR spectroscopy, single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis. Owing to the many biological functions of bile acids and amino substituted nitrogen heterocycles, knowledge of the crystal packing of these novel conjugates may have relevance for potential pharmaceutical applications.
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