Rhodium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Annulation of <i>N</i>-Arylmethanimines with Vinylene Carbonate for Synthesizing Quinolines
Yan Hu, Jiang Nan, Jiacheng Yin, Guanjie Huang, Xin Ren, Yangmin Ma
Abstract
-arylmethanimines with vinylene carbonate acting as a vinylene unit. Forty examples of C3,C4-nonsubstituted quinolines were achieved from commercially available starting materials. This identified process features an exceedingly simple system, a lower loading of catalyst, and the capacity for postfunctionalization with bioactive molecules.
Topics & Concepts
AnnulationChemistryCatalysisRhodiumCombinatorial chemistryMoleculeCarbonateOrganic chemistryCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions