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. 2015 Apr 13;54(21):6217–6221. doi: 10.1002/anie.201501394

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Synthesis of heterocycle-substituted quinolones. a) ethyl acetoacetate, xylenes, reflux, 24 %; b) H2SO4, 88 %; c) NaH, MeI, DMF, 76 %; d) heterocycle, [Pd2(dba)3], Xantphos, Cs2CO3, 1,4-dioxane, 100 °C, 5–96 %. dba=dibenzylideneacetone, Xantphos=4,5-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)-9,9-dimethylxanthene.