Keywords
acetylation
acetylisoquinolines
acetylpyridines
acetylquinolines
Claisen condensation
one-pot synthesis
solvent-free process.
Abstract
A convenient one-pot synthesis of acetylated quinolines/isoquinolines/pyridines involves the sodium-promoted Claisen condensation of the corresponding ethyl hetarenecarboxylates with ethyl acetate as the reactant and the solvent. The thus formed intermediate ethyl 3-hetaryl-3-oxopropanoates can be decarboxylated in the same reactor by refluxing with 25% H2SO4 to afford the title products in good to excellent yields.
Funders
Research Fund of Changzhou Vocational Institute of Engineering