FeCl3-promoted formation of C–C bonds: synthesis of substituted quinolines from imines and electron-deficient alkynes

An efficient method for the synthesis of substituted quinolines is described. By FeCl3-promoted C–C bond formation, 2,3-disubstituted and 2,3,4-trisubstituted quinolines were successfully synthesized from the reaction between imines and electron-deficient alkynes in good yields. The reaction can also be performed in a sequential three-component manner by using aromatic amines and aromatic aldehydes instead of the corresponding imines.

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