title: Catalytic aerobic oxidation of substituted 8-methylquinolines in Pd(II)-2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid systems.
abstract: The ability of Pd(II) complexes derived from 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acids to catalyze homogeneous regioselective aerobic oxidation of 5- and 6-substituted 8-methylquinolines in AcOH-Ac(2)O solution to produce corresponding 8-quinolylmethyl acetates in high yield was demonstrated; corresponding 8-quinoline carboxylic acids are minor reaction products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Khaskin
authors.forename: Nicholas P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Peter Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Zavalij
authors.forename: Andrei N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Vedernikov