Tetrahedron Letters

Iodine-catalyzed cycloalkenylation of dihydroquinolines and arylamines through a reaction with cyclic ketones under neat conditions

J Fotie, SK Ayer, BS Poudel, CS Reid

Index: Fotie, Jean; Ayer, Suraj K.; Poudel, Binit S.; Reid, Carolyn S. Tetrahedron Letters, 2013 , vol. 54, # 51 p. 7069 - 7073

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Abstract

Abstract An iodine-catalyzed direct cycloalkenylation of dihydroquinolines and arylamines has been developed. This method consists of a Friedel–Crafts reaction between dihydroquinolines (or arylamines) and cyclic ketones in which the double bond is selectively generated throughout the course of the reaction resulting in a direct cycloalkenylation, under neat conditions.