| abstract |
There is provided a process for the preparation of 7-substituted-3-quinolinecarbonitriles and intermediates useful in a process to prepare 7-substituted-3-quinolinecarbonitriles and pharmaceutically acceptable salts is described. Where 7-fluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-3-quinolinecarbonitrile is converted in three steps to 7-substituted-3-quinolinecarbonitriles which inhibit the action of certain protein kinases and are useful in the treatment of cancer. |