Abstract 2-Aminobenzyl alcohol undergoes oxidative cyclization with aryl (alkyl), alkyl (alkyl) and cyclic ketones in dioxane at 80 in the presence of a catalytic amount of RhCl (PPh 3) 3 along with KOH to afford the corresponding quinolines in good yields. The catalytic pathway seems to be proceeded via a sequence involving initial oxidation of 2-aminobenzyl alcohol to 2-aminobenzaldehyde by a rhodium catalyst, cross aldol reaction between 2- ...
