Abstract
An approach for the synthesis of 4-amino-2-(trifluoromethyl)quinolines via the intramolecular Friedel–Crafts reaction of 2-(1-(arylamino)-2,2,2-trifluoroethylidene)malononitrile derivatives is reported. This simple protocol provides a wide variety of 4-amino-2-(trifluoromethyl)quinolines in good to excellent yields, without any purification. Furthermore, the 2-(1-(arylamino)-2,2,2-trifluoroethylidene) malononitrile derivatives used in this project have been synthesized by the reaction of N -aryl-2,2,2-trifluoroacetimidoyl chlorides and malononitrile at ambient temperature and under microwave irradiation in excellent yields, for the first time.
Key words 4-amino-2-(trifluoromethyl)quinolones - intramolecular Friedel–Crafts reaction - trifluoromethylated (arylaminomethylene)malononitriles - trifluoroacetimidoyl chlorides - trifluoromethylated compounds