One-pot tandem 1,4-1,2-addition of phosphites to quinolines

Trialkyl and silylated dialkyl phosphites were evaluated as phosphorus nucleophiles for the addition to quinolines in a strong acidic medium allowing consecutive 1,4- and 1,2-addition breaking up the aromatic stabilisation, thereby leading to 2,4-diphosphono-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines in one single reaction step in moderate to good yields (2-84%)

Cyclic amidines as precursors for imidazoles

The regioselective nucleophilic reactivity of cyclic amidines is considered in the context of their reactions with 2-haloketones to generate imidazoles. Since the tautomer with an endocyclic imine is favoured, reaction with the 2-haloketone electrophile proceeds via initial alkylation at the ring nitrogen. This was confirmed by repeating a suitable literature reaction and submitting the isolated product to single-crystal X-ray analysis