Molecular iodine: a highly efficient catalyst in the synthesis of quinolinesvia Friedländer annulation

Jie Wu, Hongguang Xia, Ke Gao

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry · 2005 · 161 citations · 65 references

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Abstract

A mild and efficient route for the synthesis of quinolines and polycyclic quinolines via Friedländer annulation, utilizing molecular iodine (1 mol%) as a new catalyst, is described.

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