Volume 50, Issue 2 pp. 373-380
Article

Substituted 4-Oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic Esters by a Tandem Imine Addition-SNAr Reaction

Richard A. Bunce

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Richard A. Bunce

Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078-3071

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James E. Schammerhorn

James E. Schammerhorn

Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078-3071

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Jessica Sigle

Jessica Sigle

Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078-3071

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First published: 04 April 2013
Citations: 7

Abstract

A tandem imine addition-SNAr annulation reaction has been developed as a new approach to the synthesis of 4-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic esters. A series of these structures has been generated by reacting selected imines with tert-butyl 2-fluoro-5-nitrobenzoylacetate. Structural variations in the final products are accomplished by changing the substituents on the imine and the alkyl group of the ester. The title compounds are isolated as their enols in 55–97% yield without the need for added base or catalysts. The synthesis of the starting materials as well as mechanistic studies and further synthetic conversions of the products are presented.

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