New class of antitubercular compounds: synthesis and anti-tubercular activity of 4-substituted pyrrolo[2,3-c]quinolines

Substituted pyrrolyl-cyanopyridines on the platform of acylethynylpyrroles via their 1 : 2 annulation with acetonitrile under the action of lithium metal

A facile one-pot synthesis of 2-(pyrrolyl)-4-aryl(hetaryl)-5-cyano-6-methylpyridines in 63–87% yield via the cyclization of available acylethynylpyrroles with two molecules of acetonitrile under the action of lithium metal at room temperature has been developed.

Mo-Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of N-Polyheterocycles from Nitroarenes and Glycols with Recycling of the Waste Reduction Byproduct. Substituent-Tuned Photophysical Properties

A catalytic domino reduction-imine formation-intramolecular cyclization-oxidation for the general synthesis of a wide variety of biologically relevant N-polyheterocycles, such as quinoxaline- and quinoline-fused derivatives, and phenanthridines, is reported. A simple, easily available, and environmentally friendly dioxomolybdenum(VI) complex has proven to be a highly efficient and versatile catalyst for transforming a broad range of starting nitroarenes involving several redox processes. Not only is this a sustainable, step-economical as well as air- and moisture-tolerant method, but also it is worth highlighting that the waste byproduct generated in the first step of the sequence is recycled and incorporated in the final target molecule, improving the overall synthetic efficiency. Moreover, selected indoloquinoxalines have been photophysically characterized in cyclohexane and toluene with exceptional fluorescence quantum yields above 0.7 for the alkyl derivatives.

Highly Functionalized Pyrrolylpyridines from 2-(Acylethynyl)-pyrroles

A novel family of pharmaceutically prospective, densely functionalized (aryl-, hetaryl-, acyl-, and vinyl-substituted) pyrrolylpyridines has been assembled in up to 95% yields via the amination (NH4Cl/K2CO3/DMSO system, 90 °C, 16 h) of 2-(acylethynyl)pyrroles, followed by cyclization (MeOH, reflux, 6 h, up to 90% yield) of the formed intermediate 1-(pyrrol-2-yl)-1-aminoenones with acetylenic ketones (Bohlmann–Rahtz reaction). The intermediate pyrrolyl aminodienones, prospective building blocks for organic synthesis, can be separately synthesized (DMSO, 90 °C, 6 h) in 70–86% yields. A novel facet of this chemistry is stereoselective synthesis of C-vinylated pyridines, (E)-3-[5-acyl-2-aryl-6-(pyrrol-2-yl)pyridin-3-yl]-1-arylprop-2-en-1-ones, by involving the second molecule of acylacetylene into the reaction.

Recent advances and prospects in the metal-free synthesis of quinolines

Metal-free synthesis of quinolines has recently gained attention, and this review focuses on the recent advances in the metal-free synthesis of quinolines.

Selective Sensing of Iron by Pyrrolo[2,3-c]Quinolines

This paper reports development of an iron sensor, 2-(3H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]quinolin-4-yl)aniline (APQ). The fluorophore facilitates micromolar detection of Fe³⁺/Fe²⁺ in the presence of various cations, including well-known interfering cations Co²⁺and Cu²⁺ by the process of fluorescence quenching. Graphical Abstract.

Total synthesis of the plant alkaloid racemic microthecaline A: first example of a natural product bearing a tricyclic quinoline-serrulatane scaffold

The first total synthesis of racemic microthecaline A, a quinoline serrulatane alkaloid, isolated from the Australian desert plant Eremophila microtheca is described. The natural product was synthesized in ten steps, starting from ethyl 4-bromo-6-methoxy-8-methylquinoline-3-carboxylate in 8% overall yield.

First total synthesis of quinoline-serrulatane alkaloid microthecaline A.

Boroquinol Complexes with Fused Extended Aromatic Backbones: Synthesis and Optical Properties

Boron-based dyes are attractive synthetic targets due to their large variability of absorption and emission wavelengths. Through Pictet-Spengler cyclizations, followed by oxidation, π-extended boroquinols have been synthesized. During optimization of the reaction conditions, an unusual dearylation has been found and mechanistically investigated. For two of the synthesized boroquinols, mechanochromic effects with bathochromic shifts up to 50 nm were found upon grinding.

Synthesis and anti-tubercular activity of fused thieno-/furo-quinoline compounds

Simple two step synthesis of fused thieno-/furo-quinoline (or [1,8]-naphthyridine) compounds by sequential application of Suzuki coupling and modified Pictet–Spengler synthesis.

Synthesis and anti-cancer activity of 1,4-disubstituted imidazo[4,5-c]quinolines

Synthesis of 4-substituted imidazo[4,5-c]quinolines using a Yb(OTf)₃ catalyzed modified Pictet–Spengler reaction as the key final step.

Synthesis of 4-substituted oxazolo[4,5-c]quinolines by direct reaction at the C-4 position of oxazoles

Cu(TFA)₂ catalysed synthesis of 4-arylsubstituted oxazolo[4,5-c]quinolines/[1,8] naphthyridines has been described via a modified Pictet–Spengler method, without prefunctionalization of the unreactive 4^th position of oxazoles.

Selective detection of fluoride using fused quinoline systems: effect of pyrrole

A hybrid pyrrole-quinoline system has been used for selective sensing of fluoride anion; presence of pyrrole ring is essential for detection.