

Fe(CrO2)2–CATALYZED, PHOTOACTIVATED OXIDATIVE ONE-POT TANDEM SYNTHESIS OF SUBSTITUTED QUINOLINES FROM PRIMARY ALCOHOLS AND ARYLAMINES

Abstract
A one-pot tandem synthesis of substituted quinolines involving selective catalytic oxidation of primary alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and their subsequent condensation with arylamines has been developed. Fe(CrO2)2 has been used as a catalyst, and oxidation has been performed with aqueous H2O2. To accelerate the catalytic oxidation of alcohols, photoactivation method has been applied.
Keywords
arylamines; primary alcohols; substituted quinolines; iron-containing catalyst; photoactivation
Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis - Aizkraukles iela, 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia - hgs@osi.lv