Reaction of benzylidene-2-naphthylamine with the ethyl ester of 3-pyridyl-β-oxopropionic acid

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF01164869

The reaction of benzylidene-2-naphthylamine with ethyl β-(3-ethyl)-β-oxopropionate under various conditions gave the ethyl ester of α-(2-naphthylamino)benzyl-β-(3-pyridyl)-β-oxopropionic acid, 1-(3-pyridyl)-3-phenylbenzo[f]quinoline, ethyl ester of 1-(3-pyridyl)-3-phenylbenzo[f]quinoline-2-carboxylic acid, and N-(2-naphthyl)amide of β-(3-pyridyl)-β-oxopropionic acid. The IR, UV, and mass spectra of the products were studied and the pathways for their formation were discussed. 1997 Plenum Publishing Corporation.