Synthesis of 1-Formyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline Derivatives by a Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Cyclization of o-(1-Hydroxy-2-alkenyl)phenyl Isocyanides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1995.575

An efficient route to 1-formyl-1,2-dihydroquinolines 6 is described based on the BF3-catalyzed cyclization of o-(1-hydroxy-2-alkenyl)phenyl isocyanides 4, which can be prepared feasibly by the reaction of N-(o-acylphenyl)formamides 1 with alkenylmagnesium