J. Toda et al., SYNTHESIS OF 2-AROYLMETHYLQUINOLIN-4-ONES VIA THE ADDITION-REACTION OF ORTHO-NITROBENZOYLKETENE TO 1-ARYL-1-TRIMETHYLSILYLOXYETHYLENES, Heterocycles, 45(10), 1997, pp. 1937-1944
Catalytic hydrogenation of 1-aryl-5-(2-nitrophenyl)pentane-1,3,5-trion
es A over 10% Pd-C caused selective reduction of the nitro group with
concomitant cyclization to give 2-aroylmethylquinolin-4-ones B. This p
rovides a simple method of quinolin-4-one synthesis.