Iodine-Mediated Intramolecular Electrophilic Aromatic Cyclization in Allylamines: A General Route to Synthesis of Quinolines, Pyrazolo[4,3-b]pyridines, and Thieno[3,2-b]pyridines

An unprecedented synthesis of aromatic ring annulated pyridines from suitably substituted primary allylamines via intramolecular electrophilic aromatic cyclization mediated by molecular iodine under mild conditions is described.