K. Kobayashi et al., Convenient synthesis of 1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylicacid and 2H-1-benzothiopyran-3-carboxylic acid derivatives, J CHEM S P1, (11), 1999, pp. 1547-1551
A new and efficient method for the preparation of 1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-ca
rboxylic acid derivatives via a magnesium amide-induced sequential conjugat
e addition-aldol type condensation reaction between 2-(alkylamino)phenyl ke
tones and alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives, followed by s
imple dehydration, is described. The method can be applied to the synthesis
of 2H-1-benzothiopyran-3-carboxylic acid derivatives using 2-mercaptobenzo
phenone in place of 2-(alkylamino)phenyl ketones.