A procedure was developed for the preparation of 2- and 3-pyridinyl(aryl)methanones by the reactions of aryllithium with methyl pyridinecarboxylate and methyl esters of substituted phenylcarboxylic acids.
A procedure was developed for the preparation of 2- and 3-pyridinyl(aryl)methanones by the reactions of aryllithium with methyl pyridinecarboxylate and methyl esters of substituted phenylcarboxylic acids.