Abstract Aromatic carboxylic acids are prone to decarboxylate in high-temperature water (HTW). While the decarboxylation kinetics of several aromatic have been explored, studies on their compatibility with organic syntheses HTW scarce. Herein, we report hydrothermal synthesis (HTS) 2,3-diarylquinoxaline from 1,2-diarylketones and 3,4-diaminobenzoic acid. A detailed study reaction parameters was...

Substituted 2, 4- diphenyl quinolines were synthesized by a multicomponent domino reaction of anilines, aldehydes and terminal aryl alkynes. The synthetic pathway involves the formation of an imine, followed by the intermolecular addition of an alkyne to the imine. This intermediate immediately undergoes ring closure and oxidative aromatization. The reaction is catalyzed by natural kaolin, a st...