Ruthenium-catalysed oxidative cyclisation of 2-aminobenzyl alcohol with ketones: Modified friedlaender quinoline synthesis

Chan Sik Cho, Bok Tae Kim, Tae Jeong Kim, Sang Chul Shim

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Abstract

2-Aminobenzyl alcohol is oxidatively cyclised with an array of ketones in dioxane at 80 °C in the presence of a catalytic amount of a ruthenium catalyst and KOH to afford the corresponding quinolines in high yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2576-2577
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Volume1
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2001

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