1991 Volume 39 Issue 7 Pages 1846-1848
Several 5-substituted derivatives of 7-ethoxycarbonyl-6, 8-dimethyl-1(2H)-phthalazione were prepared by means of nitration, reductive amination, and diazonium decomposition. The substituents introduced included NO2, NH2, F, Cl, CN. Among the derivatives, the fluorine compound was obtained only in poor yield because intramolecular cyclization occurred predominantly.