Molecular iodine: a highly efficient catalyst in the synthesis of quinolines via Friedländer annulation.
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.
Wu
Jie
J
Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai, 200433, China. jie_wu@fudan.edu.cn
Xia
Hong-Guang
HG
Gao
Ke
K