Sustainable Synthesis of Quinazoline and 2-Aminoquinoline via Dehydrogenative Coupling of 2-Aminobenzyl Alcohol and Nitrile Catalyzed by Phosphine-Free Manganese Pincer Complex

A sustainable synthesis of quinazoline and 2-aminoquinoline via acceptorless dehydrogenative annulation is presented. The reaction is catalyzed by earth-abundant well-defined manganese complexes bearing NNS ligands. Furthermore, a one-pot synthetic strategy for the synthesis of 2-alkylaminoquino-lines through sequential dehydrogenative annulation and N-alkylation reaction has also been demonstrated.