Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic C-H Oxidative Annulation for Assembly of Functionalized 2-Substituted Quinoline Derivatives

J Org Chem. 2016 Dec 16;81(24):12189-12196. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01909. Epub 2016 Nov 9.

Abstract

An efficient and practical palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidative approach to afford functionalized 2-substituted quinolines in moderate to good yields from readily available allylbenzenes with aniline is developed. The present annulation process has high functional-group tolerance and high atom economy, making it a valuable and practical method in synthetic and medicinal chemistry. Moreover, this transformation is supposed to proceed through oxidation of allylic C-H functionalization to form C-C and C-N bonds in one pot.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't