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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydro-4(1H)-quinolones and the Corresponding 4(1H)-Quinolones via Low-Temperature Fries Rearrangement of N-Arylazetidin-2-ones*

Jens Lange A , Alex C. Bissember A , Martin G. Banwell A B and Ian A. Cade A
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A Research School of Chemistry, Institute of Advanced Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: mgb@rsc.anu.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry 64(4) 454-470 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH10465
Submitted: 20 December 2010  Accepted: 24 January 2011   Published: 18 April 2011

Abstract

N-Arylazetidin-2-ones of the general form 1, which are readily prepared by Goldberg–Buchwald-type copper-catalyzed coupling of N-unsubstituted azetidin-2-ones with the relevant aryl halide or using Mitsunobu cyclization processes, undergo smooth Fries-rearrangement in triflic acid at 0–18°C to give the isomeric 2,3-dihydro-4(1H)-quinolones (2). Dehydrogenation of the latter compounds using 10% Pd on C in 1.0 M aqueous sodium hydroxide/propan-2-ol mixtures at ca. 82°C provides the corresponding 4(1H)-quinolones (3).


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