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Quinoline derivativesR 0410 DOI: 10.1002/chin.201105149

Bifunctional Thiourea-Promoted Cascade Aza-Michael—Henry—Dehydration Reactions: Asymmetric Preparation of 3-Nitro-1,2-dihydroquinolines. — A cas-cade aza-Michael-Henry-dehydration reaction leads to a one-step preparation of 3-ni-tro-1,2-dihydroquinolines in high yields and up to 90% ee. — (LIU, X.; LU*, Y.; Org. Biomol. Chem. 8 (2010) 18, 4063-4065, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0ob00223b ; Dep. Chem., Natl. Univ. Singapore, Kent Ridge 0511, Singapore; Eng.) — Bartels

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