Synthetic schemes for the 3,6,9-trisubstituted acridine derivatives
3 and 4. The individual steps involved
(i)
KNO3/H2SO4,
(ii) CrO3, AcOH, reflux,
(iii) Zn/HCl, 90–100°C, (iv) 3-CPC, reflux,
(v) NHR2, EtOH, NaI, reflux,
(vi) HCl, (vii) POCl3,
reflux, and (viii)
H2NPhNR2,
CHCl3, rt.