The o-Amino-Trifluoromethyl Functionality as a Novel Synthon for 4-Fluoroquinolines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00099a014

2-Substituted 4-fluoroquinolines 3 are obtained by the reaction of 2-(trifluoromethyl)aniline (1) with lithium enolates 2 derived from methyl ketones.A similar reaction of 1 with lithium enolate of acetaldehyde produces 4-fluoroquinoline. 1-Fluoro-3-phenyl-4,6-phenanthroline (18) is obtained by treatment of lithium enolate of acetophenone with 4-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-3-amine (17).By contrast, (Z)-N-<2-(1-fluoroalkenyl)phenyl>carboxamides 10 and 12 are the products of the reaction of 1 with the respective enolate ions derived from 3-pentanone and isobutyl phenyl ketone.A unified mechanism for the formation of quinolines and carboxamides is proposed.