The reaction of alkaline 2,4-dihydroxyquinoline 1 and 1-tetralone 2 in 2% sodium hydroxide solution with vinyl acetate afforded a brown solid 3, which on treatment with phosphorous oxychloride yielded 2,4-dichloro-3-[l’-(l-chloro-naphth-2-yl)ethyl]quinoline (4). The same reaction of 1 and chromanone 7 with vinyl acetate afforded 2,4-dichloro-3-[l’-(4-chloro- 2-methyl-chromen-3-yl)ethyl]quinoline (9)