polysubstituted quinolinesfrom o-vinyl anilines and aldehydes. The reaction proceeds in a cascade manner through condensation, electrocyclization and dehydrogenation, and gives access to a wide range of quinolines with alkyl and/or aryl substituents as demonstrated with 40 examples. The metal-free catalytic procedure allows a heterogeneous protocol for the synthesis of various polysubstituted quinolines. The
A novel quinoline synthesis starting with 2-isocyanostyrene derivatives is described. The treatment of 2-isocyanostyrene derivatives with aldehydes (or acetone) in the presence of a catalytic amount of diethyl ether-borontrifluoride afforded quinolinederivatives carrying a 1-hydroxyalkyl substituent at the 2-position. The use of acetaldehyde diethyl acetal or phenyloxirane as an electrophile under