State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, PR China
Abstract:
The syntheses of a diverse set of 2-aryl-4-quinolone derivatives were achieved by exposing corresponding acylated 2′-aminoacetophenones to microwave irradiation in the presence of NaOH. The microwave accelerated cyclizations were complete within 10-22 min at 120 °C giving 57-95% isolated yields.