Zinc(ii)-catalyzed intramolecular hydroarylation-redox cross-dehydrogenative coupling of N -propargylanilines with diverse carbon pronucleophiles: Facile access to functionalized tetrahydroquinolines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1039/d0cc02921a

Zinc(ii)-catalyzed intramolecular hydroarylation-redox cross-dehydrogenative coupling of N-propargylanilines with two types of carbon pronucleophiles (nitromethane as a sp3 carbon pronucleophile and phenylacetylenes as sp carbon pronucleophiles) proceeded to give the 2-substituted tetrahydroquinolines in good yields with 100percent atomic utilization without any additional external oxidants.