Synthesis of 7H-indolo[2,3-c]quinolines: study of the Pd-catalyzed intramolecular arylation of 3-(2-bromophenylamino)quinolines under microwave irradiation
D-ring substituted 5-methyl-5H-indolo[2,3-c]quinolines (4) have been synthesized in three steps starting from commercially available 3-bromoquinoline (5) and 2-bromoanilines (6). The methodology consists of two consecutive palladium-catalyzed reactions: a