Transition-metal-free approach to quinolines via direct oxidative cyclocondensation reaction of N,N-dimethyl enaminones with o-aminobenzyl alcohols.

ABSTRACT: A transition-metal-free method for the construction of 3-substituted or 3,4-disubstituted quinolines from readily available N,N-dimethyl enaminones and o-aminobenzyl alcohols is reported. The direct oxidative cyclocondensation reaction tolerates broad functional groups, allowing the efficient synthesis of various quinolines in moderate to excellent yields. The reaction involves a C (sp³)-O bond cleavage and a C=N bind and a C=C bond formation during the oxidative cyclization process, and the mechanism was proposed.

SUBMITTER: Rao K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9532769 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature