The surprising nucleophilic addition of aminochlorocarbenes to diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and to oxalyl chloride: quinolines and benzo[1,4]diazepines from N-alkylformanilides and oxalyl chloride in the presence of Hünig's base
Abstract
Vilsmeier reagents derived from N-methylformanilides undergo ready deprotonation with Hünig's base. In xylene, the derived nucleophilic arylaminochlorocarbenes bearing 4-methyl- and 4-methoxy-substituents react with acetylenedicarboxylates to give 2-(2-chloro-1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)vinyl)-3,4-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)-1-methyl-1,2-dihydroquinolines while most derivatives react with