Synthesis of 3-aroylquinolines via Cu₂(OBA)₂(BPY)-catalyzed one-pot domino reactions^a.

Entry	Reactant 1	Reactant 2	Product	Yieldb (%)
1				89
2				75
3				80
4				80
5				77
6				92
7				90
8				85
9				81
10				87
11				85
12				65
13				92
14				83
15				87
16				63

^aReaction conditions: 2-aminobenzylalcohol (0.2 mmol); propiophenone (0.4 mmol); Cu₂(OBA)₂(BPY) (10 mol%); pyridine (0.3 mmol); TEMPO (0.4 mmol); DMF (0.5 mL); 16 h.

^bIsolated yield.