A total of 25 benzo[
j][1,7]phen
anthro
line
and cyclopenta[
j][1,7]phen
anthro
line derivatives were synthesized in EtOH under catalyst-free conditions. This procedure included a three-component reaction of aromatic aldehydes,
line-library/content/render" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="jhet2574-eo-0003">an class="TH_term3">quinolin-7-aminean>,
and active methylene compounds
and provided
an efficient
and green access to the synthesis of [1,7]phen
anthro
lines in high yields.