Acetylenic 8-quinolinols generated in situ by the Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction are efficiently converted into furo[3,2-h]quinolines by microwave-assisted, copper-catalyzed, intramolecular cyclization in the presence of basic alumina. © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart New York.

Priyankar Paira

Department of Chemistry

School of Advanced Sciences

Vellore Campus

P. Saha

S. Naskar

R. Paira

S. Mondal

A. Maity

K.B. Sahu

A. Hazra

D. Bhattacharya

S. Banerjee

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Synthesis

One-pot tandem synthesis of Furo[3,2- h ]quinolines by a sonogashira cross-coupling and cyclization reaction supported by basic alumina under microwave irradiation

Journal	Synthesis
ISSN	00397881