An efficient, microwave-assisted, one-pot synthesis of novel 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carbonitriles

Abstract

An efficient, microwave-assisted synthesis of novel 2-alkoxy-5,6,7,8--tetrahydroquinoline-3-carbonitriles, which have not hitherto been reported, via reactions of cyclohexanone and arylidene malononitriles in the corresponding alcohols in presence of sodium is described. All the newly synthesized compounds were characterized by the IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and mass spectrescopic techniques and by elemental analyses. The newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial and antifungal activities.

Keywords

• 2-alkoxytetrahydroquinoline-3-carbonitriles
• quinoline-3-carbonit¬riles
• one-pot synthesis
• microwave-assisted synthesis
• cyclohexanone
• aryli¬dene malononitriles