posted on 2013-09-20, 00:00authored byYong Wang, Chao Chen, Shu Zhang, Zhenbang Lou, Xiang Su, Lirong Wen, Ming Li
A concise construction of polycyclic quinolines via intramolecular [2 + 2 + 2] annulation of ω-cyano-1-alkynes with diaryliodonium salts was realized. The process produced polycyclic quinolines in high yields with readily available staring materials and was tolerated with halogen substituents.