N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-modulated Pd/Cu cocatalyzed three-component synthesis of 2,6-diarylquinolines†
Abstract
Two new NHC adducts of cyclopalladated ferrocenylpyrazine complexes 1–2 have been prepared and characterized. An efficient NHC-modulated Pd/Cu cocatalyzed three-component coupling reaction for the synthesis of 2,6-diarylquinolines from aminobenzyl alcohols, aryl ketones, and arylboronic acids in air is described. The reaction involves oxidation, cyclization and Suzuki reactions. The luminescence of the resulting arylquinolines 3–30 was also investigated.