- Skraup reaction
The Skraup synthesis is a
chemical reaction used to synthesizequinoline s. It is named after the Czech chemistZdenko Hans Skraup (1850-1910). In the archetypal Skraup,aniline is heated withsulfuric acid ,glycerol , and an oxidizing agent to yield quinoline.Ref|Skraup1880Ref|Manske1942Ref|Manske1953Ref|Wahren1964In this example,
nitrobenzene serves as both thesolvent and the oxidizing agent. The reaction, which otherwise has a reputation for being violent, is typically conducted in the presence of ferrous sulfate.Ref|Clark1941Reaction mechanism
The mechanism is unclear, yet there is good reason to believe that
acrolein (obtained by dehydration of glycerol) is an intermediate.References
# Skraup, Z. H. "Eine Synthese des Chinolins" "
Berichte " 1880, "13", 2086-7.
# Manske, R. H. F. "Chem. Rev. " 1942, "30", 113. (Review)
# Manske, R. H. F.; Kulka, M. "Org. React." 1953, "7", 80-99. (Review)
# Wahren, M. "Tetrahedron" 1964, "20", 2773. (Review)
# Clarke, H. T.; Davis, A. W. “Quinoline” Organic Syntheses Collective Volume 1, page 478 (1941). http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/pdfs/CV1P0478.pdf.ee also
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Bischler-Napieralski reaction
*Doebner-Miller reaction
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