Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.3, 314-315, 2005
A simple, efficient and solvent-free protocol for the Friedlander synthesis of quinolines by using SnCl2 center dot 2H(2)O
A variety of polysubstituted quinolines have been synthesized under solvent free condition by using tin(II) chloride-dihydrate. The reaction proceeds smoothly at room temperature in short reaction time. The yields and purity are excellent.