Synthesis of Polyfused Heterocycle Derivatives Containing the Dipyridoimidazole Core by Friedländer’s Reaction: Access to Analogs of Ellipticine

Reaction of 3-amino-2-formylimidazo[l,2-a]pyridine with various aldehydes and ketones by Friedlander's methodology afforded an entry to dipyridoimidazole, tri(tetra)azacyclopenta[b]fluorene, tri(tetra)azabenzo[b]-fluorene and triazaindeno[2,1-b]phenanthrene derivatives. Intercalation with a synthetic oligodeoxynucleotide was examined.