Triethylamine → 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-8-oxo-3-quinolinecarbonitrile

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 8-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carbonitrile (555 mg, 3.19 mmol) in DMSO (15 ml) at 23° C. was added triethylamine (1.93 g, 2.66 ml, 19.1 mmol) and sulphur trioxide-pyridine complex (1.52 g, 9.56 mmol). The brown solution was stirred at 23° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured on water and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated to give of a light brown solid, which was purified by silica gel flash chromatography with dichloromethane/methanol to give the 8-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carbonitrile (286 mg, 1.66 mmol, 52.1% yield) as a light yellow solid. MS (ISP): m/z=173.1 [(M+H)+].

Provenance & Evidence