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  • Organic Chemistry
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Sustainable Synthesis

Background:

  • 2-Quinolinones are crucial structural motifs in many pharmaceutical agents.
  • Current synthetic methods for 2-quinolinones often require harsh conditions or transition metals, posing sustainability challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel, transition-metal-free synthetic route to 2-quinolinones.
  • To utilize carbon dioxide (CO2) as a sustainable one-carbon source in organic synthesis.
  • To achieve mild and efficient synthesis of diverse 2-quinolinones with broad functional-group tolerance.

Main Methods:

  • A transition-metal-free C(sp2)-H lactamization reaction of azido-alkenes was employed.
  • Dimethyl phenylphosphonite was used as a key reagent under mild reaction conditions.
  • Carbon dioxide (CO2) served as the one-carbon source for the lactamization.

Main Results:

  • The developed method successfully synthesized various 2-quinolinones with high yields and excellent functional-group tolerance.
  • The reaction demonstrated efficient 13C-labeling with 99% incorporation, facilitating isotopic studies.
  • Gram-scale synthesis was achieved, highlighting the practical applicability of the method.
  • The synthesized 2-quinolinones were amenable to further downstream functionalizations.

Conclusions:

  • This study presents a versatile and sustainable alternative to conventional and metal-catalyzed methods for 2-quinolinone synthesis.
  • The transition-metal-free approach offers significant advantages in terms of mild conditions, functional-group tolerance, and scalability.
  • The methodology provides access to a wide range of biologically relevant 2-quinolinone derivatives for pharmaceutical applications.