Central nervous system active compounds. IX. Cinnolinylisobenzofuranones [1-(3-Phthalidyl) cinnolin-4 (1H)-ones]

PA Marshall, BA Mooney, R Prager

Index: Marshall; Mooney; Prager; Ward Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1981 , vol. 34, # 12 p. 2619 - 2627

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Abstract

Abstract The synthesis and central nervous system activity of a number of cinnolinylisobenzofuranones are described. The compounds are prepared in moderate yield by the reaction of the sodium salt of a cinnolin-4-one with the appropriate 3-bromophthalide.