Synthesis of a library of 2-alkyl-3-alkyloxy-2H-indazole-6-carboxamides

A library of 200 2-alkyl-3-alkyloxy-2H-indazole-6-carboxamides was synthesized using parallel solution-phase methods. The indazole cyclization reaction was optimized for library production with the best yields resulting from controlled alcohol/water solvent ratios. The key step, a heterocyclization reaction, proceeds by N,N-bond formation and delivers the 2H-indazole scaffold. Automated preparative HPLC was utilized to provide pure compounds on a 10+ mg scale. © 2007 American Chemical Society.