Pfitzinger and Related Reactions

Two related reactions of quinoline construction, the Pfitzinger and Niementowski reaction, can be considered as extensions of the Friedlander synthesis. Niementowski reaction uses anthranilic acid for the synthesis of 4-hydroxy quinolines, and Pfitzinger reaction applies substituted isatins as precursors for ort/io-aminophenylglyoxylic acid, which is used as the condensation component with carbonyl compounds to produce 4-carboxylic acid quinolines. 

The present review covers all the available published data on the Pfitzinger reaction beginning from the time of its discovery. The investigated material has been classified on the basis of the structure of the initial ketones separate sections cover the reactions of isatins with dialkyl ketones, keto acids, alkyl aryl ketones, and alkyl hetaryl ketones and also with cyclic ketones. Papers describing the synthesis of 4-quinolinecarboxylic acids by methods related to the Pfitzinger reaction are discussed in a separated section. 

This reaction is related to the Friedlander Condensation and Pfitzinger Reaction. 

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