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Selectivity in the Hydrogenation of 6- and 8-Substituted-quinolines
Hoenel, Michael,Vierhapper, Friedrich W.
, p. 1933 - 1939 (2007/10/02)
Quinoline (1) and the 6- or 8-substituted-quinolines (2)-(14) (R = Me, Pri, But, Ph, OMe, OH, CF3, or F) were hydrogenated catalytically on platinum under either weakly basic (solvent MeOH) or strongly acidic (solvent CF3CO2H) conditions.In methanol the only product was the corresponding 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-compound.In trifluoroacetic acid, compounds hydrogenated in the benzene ring were isolated as major products; both electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents at C-6 or C-8 cause (sometimes drastic) reduction in yield.The products were characterized by their 1H and 13C n.m.r. spectra.
