KOtBu-promoted oxidative dimerizations of 2-methylquinolines to 2-alkenyl bisquinolines with molecular oxygen†
Abstract
KOtBu-promoted oxidative dimerizations of 2-methylquinolines with molecular oxygen as the oxidant have been developed for the first time. The mild reaction conditions allow the homo- and cross-dimerizations of 2-methylquinolines to give functionalized 2-alkenyl bisquinolines in highly trans-selective manners.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Editors' Collection: Greener synthetic approaches towards quinoline derivatives