An Efficient Copper-Catalyzed Cyclocondensation of Anilines with Propargyl Alcohols Approach to 1,2-Dihydroquinolines

The cyclocondensation of anilines with propargyl alcohols in the presence of catalytic amount of CuCl and CuCl2·2H2O to afford 1,2-dihydroquinolines with high atom-efficiency in moderate to good yields is developed. Keywords: Anilines, Copper-catalyzed, Cyclocondensation, 1, 2-Dihydroquinoline, Propargyl alcohols