The first example of the palladium-catalyzed synthesis of o-aminobenzophenones in moderate to excellent yields via a direct addition of sodium arylsulfinates to unprotected 2-aminobenzonitriles was reported. A plausible mechanism for the formation of o-aminobenzophenones involving desulfination and addition reactions was proposed. The utility of this transformation was demonstrated by its compa...

A series of quinazolines were synthesized from 2-aminobenzophenones and benzylic amines in good to excellent yields by employing a new heterogeneous catalyst based on the copper oxide nanoparticles supported on kaolin.

Metal-free, operationally simple, and highly efficient one-pot aerobic process for the synthesis of functionalized/annulated quinolines is devised from easily available 2-aminobenzyl alcohol/2-aminobenzophenones and alkyl/aryl alcohols for the first time. The process involves two sequential reactions, namely in situ aerial oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes/ketones followed by...

Abstract: The acid-catalyzed condensation of o-aminobenzophenones with aromatic acetyl derivatives, in a basic methanol/tetrahydrofuran medium, has been used to prepare a series of substituted 2-pyridyl-4-phenylquinolines. Derivatives having two aza binding sites can act as asymmetric bidendate ligands to complex transition metals such as ruthenium, osmium or iridium. All the compounds were cha...

2-Benzoylbenzoyl azides undergo facile cyclization under acidic conditions to give substituted dibenzo[b, f ][1,5]-diazocines in good yields. This approach shortens the synthetic steps toward these compounds as compared with conventional methods. The mechanism of the diazocine synthesis is assumed to proceed by an unprecedented intermolecular [2 þ 2] cyclization. Dibenzo[b,f][1,5]diazocines wer...