Direct conversion of hydroxy aromatic compounds to heteroarylamines via a one‐pot smiles rearrangement procedure

Abstract 8‐Hydroxyquinoline ( 9 ) was converted to 8 ‐aminequinoline ( 10 ) in a one‐pot procedure involving alleviation with 2‐bromo‐2‐methylpropionamide ( 2 ) followed by Smiles rearrangement and hydrolysis, in 41% yield. The scope and limitations of this new procedure were explored with additional hydroxyquinolines.