Iodine-Methanol-promoted Oxidation of 2-Aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-4-quinolones to 2-Aryl-4-methoxyquinolines †

Abstract

2-Aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-4-quinolones are converted in high yields to the corresponding 2-aryl-4-methoxyquinolines using molecular iodine in refluxing methanol; the structures of the quinoline derivatives are determined using ¹H and ¹³CNMR spectroscopic techniques.

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