One-pot construction of isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoline system

Polycyclic compounds bearing isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoline system were easily prepared stereo- and regioselectively, and in one-pot, in a tandem fashion containing Povarov's multicomponent and condensation reactions. Involving a stepwise route for the aza Diels-Alder reaction within the synthesis was suggested.