Chloroquinoline, hydrolysis

Both 5-hydroxyquiQoline [578-67-6] and S-hydroxyquiaoline [148-24-3] have been prepared ia good yields by the acid hydrolysis of the appropriate aminoquiaoline at temperatures of 180—235°C (124). The latter compound has been prepared ia several different ways, including sulfonation-fusion of quiaoline. Hydrolysis of 8-chloroquinoline [611-33-6] gives a 93% yield, whereas 80% is obtained ia a modified Skraup synthesis with o-aminophenol (125,126). 

In an application of the Suzuki process, 2-chloroquinoline (141) has been converted into the condensed heterocycle 197 (Scheme 58) (89JHC1589). Thus, metalation, trimethyl borate quench, and hydrolysis affords the stable 3-boronic acid 195 which, upon subjection to cross coupling with ortho-iodo aniline in the presence of Pd(0) catalyst and base, affords the 3-arylquinoline 196. Acid catalysis converts this material into the in-dolo[2,3-f ]quinoline (197) in 35% overall yield. 

Synthesis. The sulfur and oxygen compounds were synthesized by reacting the appropriately substituted 4-chloroquinoline with phenylethanol or phenylethylmercaptan. These high-yielding reactions were carried out in ethanol at reflux. The carbon analogs required the reaction of the corresponding barbiturate and subsequent hydrolysis to the desired materials (Scheme IV). 

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