A convenient one-pot method for the synthesis of substituted quinolines via the reaction of aniline and aldehyde in the presence of a Lewis acid (AlCl3) and an oxidant (H2O2) has been developed. Hydrogen peroxide was found to promote the reaction by its function as a hydrogen hunter, hindering the formation of by-product N-alkylaniline. The effect of the oxidant on the yield and selectivity was studied. When the molar ratio of aniline, n-butyraldehyde, and H2O2 was 1:3:0.5 at 25 degrees C, the yield of 3-ethyl-2-propylquinoline was improved from 64% (reaction without H2O2) to 84% (with H2O2), and the quinoline selectivity was improved to almost 100%. Moreover, the reaction time was obviously reduced. The substituent effect was also investigated in this work.
Synthesis of quinoline derivatives from anilines and aldehydes catalyzed by Cp 2 ZrCl 2 and recyclable Cp 2 ZrCl 2 /MCM-41 system
A facile method for the synthesis of quinoline derivatives using catalytic amount of Cp2ZrCl2 or Cp2ZrCl2 supported on MCM-41 (Cp2ZrCl2/MCM-41) in reaction of anilines and aldehydes is described. When Cp2ZrCl2/MCM-41 was used as catalyst, the yields of quinolines were enhanced by 5-15% compared with Cp2ZrCl2 as catalyst alone under the same reaction conditions. More importantly, Cp2ZrCl2/MCM-41 catalyst can be reused at least thrice by simple recover via filtration in air. Moreover, both Cp2ZrCl2 and Cp2ZrCl2/MCM-41 showed good catalytic activities to generate corresponding quinoline derivatives in moderate to good yields by varying the substituent of aniline and aldehyde. And the reaction conditions were optimized by studying the influences of reactant ratio, additives, solvent effect and reaction temperatures. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.