Introduction. The Friedländer condensation is still considered as the most popular method, which provides rapid access to quinolines and related aza aromatic compounds [1]. The quinoline derivatives display wide range of biological properties such as antiasthamatic [2], antiinflamatory [3], and tyrosine kinase PDGF-RTF inhibiting properties [4]. The potent biological properties have naturally received much attention of the synthetic community and several reports on the synthesis ...