Research Article

Ultrasound-Assisted Wittig Reaction for the Synthesis of 3-Substituted 4-Chloroquinolines and Quinolin-4(1H)-ones with Extended π-Conjugated Systems

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Wittig reaction of 3-formyl-4-quinolones 2ac with nonstabilized ylides 4ac to prepare the 3-substituted 4-quinolones 7ac, e, g, and 8d, f. aCompound 7c obtained starting from ethyl 3-formyl-6-methoxy-4-quinolone-1-carboxylate 2c. bThe yield of 8d was not determined because the low amount of isolated compound presented some contamination with phosphine oxide formed in the reaction.