Utility of the Pfitzinger Reaction in the Synthesis of Novel Quinoline Derivatives and Related Heterocycles

2‐(2‐Amino‐3,5‐dinitrophenyl)‐2‐oxoacetic acid ( 2 ) was obtained from hydrolysis of 5,7‐dinitroisatin ( 1 ) in alkaline media. A novel quinoxaline derivative ( 3 ) was synthesized from the reaction of the same compound ( 1 ) with o‐phenylenediamine. Reacting 2 with ethyl 3‐oxo‐3‐phenylpropanoate yields 6,8‐dinitro‐2‐phenylquinoline‐3,4‐dicarboxylic acid ( 4 ). Then, 4 was converted into new quinoline‐diacylchloride, quinoline‐ester, quinoline‐dicarboxamide, pyridazine, and pyrroledione derivatives ( 5 , 6a , 6b , 6c , 6d , 7a , 7b , 7c , 7d , 8 , 9 , 10a , 10b , 10c , 10d , 11a , 11b , 12 ) with SOCl₂, alcohols, amines, and hydrazines, respectively. The structures of synthesized compounds were clarified by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, mass and elemental analysis methods.