STUDIES OF 2,3'-BIQUINOLYL. 6. REGIOSELECTIVITY OF NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION OF ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS TO 1-AKLYL-3-(2-QUINOLYL)QUINOLINIUM HALIDES

Abstract

Nucleophilic addition of organometallic lithium and magnesium compounds to 1-alkyl-3-(2-quinolyl)quinolinium cations produces a mixture of the corresponding 1'-alkyl-2'-R-1',2'-dihydro-2,3'-biquinolyls and 1'-alkyl-4'-R-1',4'-dihydro-2,3'-biquinolyls. The portion of the latter decreases with increasing "hardness" of the organometallic compound.

Authors: A. V. Aksenov, O. N. Nadein, D. V. Moiseev, and Yu. I. Smushkevich.

English Translation in Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, 1999, 35 (7), pp 804-808

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02252104