Aromatic annelation by reaction of arylimidoyl radicals with alkynes: evidence for the intervention of a spirocyclohexadienyl radical in the synthesis of substituted quinolines
Abstract
Arylimidoyl radicals, generated by hydrogen abstraction from N-arylideneanilines with di-isopropyl peroxydicarbonate, react with alkynes to give quinolines in good yields. The reaction also involves an intermediate Spirocyclohexadienyl radical; the proposed mechanism is discussed.