Ruthenium-catalyzed synthesis of quinolines via reductive heteroannulation of nitroarenes with 3-amino-1-propanols

Chan Sik Cho, Tae Kyung Kim, Tae Jeong Kim, Sang Chul Shim, Nam Sik Yoon

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Abstract

Nitroarenes are reductively cyclized with 3-amino-1-propanols in dioxane/H2O in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst and tin(II) chloride dihydrate together with isopropanol to afford the corresponding quinolines. A reaction pathway involving initial reduction of nitroarenes to anilines, propanol group transfer from 3-amino-1-propanols to anilines, N-alkylation of anilines by 3-anilino-1-propanols and heteroannulation of 1, 3-dianilinopropanes is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)291-294
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
Volume39
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2002

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