Facile Synthesis of Methyl 2-amino-3-(2-methyl-3-quinolyl)propanoate

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Mark Hadden and Paul J. Stevenson


Abstract

Methyl 4-acetyl-5-(2-nitrophenyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate 5, readily available in one step by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, undergoes reduction, cyclisation and fragmentation to the corresponding quinoline when treated with hydrogen and palladium.


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