Simple, facile, and one-pot conversion of the Baylis-Hillman adducts into functionalized 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridines and cyclopenta[b]quinolines

A simple, facile, and one-pot synthesis of functionalized 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridines and cyclopenta[b]-quinolines from the Baylis-Hillman alcohols, i.e., 2-[hydroxy(2-nitroaryl)methyl]cycloalk-2-enones, is described.