The addition of aryllithium compounds to pyridine followed by air oxidation gives satisfactory yields of several 2-arylpyridines. These are readily oxidized by perbenzoic acid to 2-arylpyridine-N-oxides, from which 2-aryl-4- and 6-chloropyridines may be obtained. 2-Arylpyridines and aryllithiums give low yields of 2,6-diarylpyridines. From three different 2-arylpyridines three antimalarials modelled after the plasmoquin type have been prepared.
芳基锂化合物加入吡啶,随后进行空气氧化可得到几种2-芳基吡啶的满意产率。这些化合物可被过苯甲酸氧化成2-芳基吡啶-N-氧化物,从中可以获得2-芳基-4-和6-氯吡啶。2-芳基吡啶和芳基锂化合物产率较低的2,6-二芳基吡啶。从三种不同的2-芳基吡啶中合成了三种类似于贫血原虫喹诺酮类的抗疟疾药物模型。