Abstract
The first metal-free Brønsted acid catalyzed hydrogenation of quinolines using Hantzsch dihydropyridine as the hydrogen source has been developed. This, so far unprecedented organocatalytic reduction of heteroaromatic compounds provides a variety of differently substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines in excellent yields under mild reaction conditions using a remarkably low amount of Brønsted acid catalyst.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1071-1074 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Synlett |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 3 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline
- Brønsted acid
- Hantzsch dihydropyridine
- Organocatalysis
- Reduction
- Transfer hydrogenation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Organic Chemistry