Synthesis 2021; 53(21): 4124-4130
DOI: 10.1055/a-1531-2248
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Catalyst- and Additive-Free Synthesis of Fluoroalkoxyquinolines

Ankit Kumar Dhiman
a   Chemical Technology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur-176061, India
b   Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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Rohit Kumar
a   Chemical Technology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur-176061, India
b   Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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a   Chemical Technology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur-176061, India
b   Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
› Author Affiliations
This work is supported by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi (MLP0159). A.K.D. and R.K. thank CSIR, New Delhi for senior research fellowships.


Abstract

A nucleophilic substitution approach has been developed for the synthesis of C4 fluoroalkoxyquinolines from 4-haloquinolines by utilizing hexafluoro-2-propanol and trifluoroethanol as nucleophiles. The method is also applicable for 2-chloroquinolines, 1-chloroisoquinoline, and 2-chlorobenzimidazole. Control experiments revealed that substitution occurs only at the C2 and C4 positions of quinolines.

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Publication History

Received: 12 May 2021

Accepted after revision: 17 June 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
17 June 2021

Article published online:
20 July 2021

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