An efficient and practical method for the synthesis of 2-sulfonylquinolines through copper-catalyzed deoxygenative C2-sulfonylation of quinoline N-oxides with 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bis(sulfur dioxide) (DABSO) and phenyldiazonium tetrafluoroborates is demonstrated. Products with various substituents were obtained in moderate to high yields.
Key words
quinoline
N-oxides - DABSO - radicals - sulfonylation - copper