Guobin Yang, Guangxun Li, Jin Huang, Zhuo Tang and Jinzhong Zhao
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017,15, 10167-10171
DOI:
10.1039/C7OB02554H,
Communication
A three component reaction with two different ketones and aromatic amines was firstly investigated. The difference in reactivity between ordinary ketones and ketone esters allowed for the production of 1,2-DHQs efficiently. The possible Skraup reaction with 2 equiv. of the same ketones was prohibited due to the fast formation of imines.