文摘
The 3,4,8-trisubstituted quinoline derivatives2-butyryl-8-methoxy-4-[(2-methylphenyl)amino]quinoline and3-butyryl-8-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-4-[(2-methylphenyl)amino]quinoline wereprepared using five novel synthetic strategies, each involvingadifferent disconnection as a basis for the key step. Onesuchstrategy led to the development of highly efficient processesforthe large-scale preparations of both compounds andfeatureda facile cyclisation of an [(arylamino)methylene]malonateandan unusual Reformatsky reaction of aquinoline-3-carboxylatewith tert-butyl 2-bromobutyrate in the presence ofzinc.