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