Synthesis 2020; 52(07): 1067-1075
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1691541
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Catalyst-Free Synthesis of 1,4-Dihydroquinolines and Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines via Intermolecular [4+2]/[3+2] Radical Cyclization of N-Methylanilines with Alkynoates

Zaigang Luo
a   College of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, P. R. of China   Email: zgluo@aust.edu.cn
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Xinxin Han
a   College of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, P. R. of China   Email: zgluo@aust.edu.cn
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Chenfu Liu
b   School of Pharmaceutical Science, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. of China
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Qiannan Liu
a   College of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, P. R. of China   Email: zgluo@aust.edu.cn
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Rui Li
a   College of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, P. R. of China   Email: zgluo@aust.edu.cn
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Peng Liu
c   Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510530, P. R. of China
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Xuemei Xu
a   College of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, P. R. of China   Email: zgluo@aust.edu.cn
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This work was supported by the University Natural Science Research Project of Anhui Province (No. KJ2019A0116) and the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (No. 1608085MB38).
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Publication History

Received: 20 October 2019

Accepted after revision: 29 November 2019

Publication Date:
02 January 2020 (online)


Abstract

Intermolecular [4+2]/[3+2] radical annulation of N-methyl­anilines with alkynoates under metal- and photoredox-catalyst-free conditions provides a practical and efficient method to synthesize bioactive 1,4-dihydroquinolines and pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines in one pot in moderate to high overall yields.

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