An approach for quinolines via palladium-catalyzed Heck coupling followed by cyclization

2-Iodoaniline reacts with alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in DMF at 100 degrees C in the presence of a catalytic amount of a palladium catalyst along with a base to afford the corresponding quinolones or quinolines in moderate to good yields. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.