Module 4: Formation of Aliphatic Carbon-Nitrogen Bonds

Lecture 11 : Carbon-Nitrogen Bonds Formation - II

4.3.1.8 Doebner Reaction (Beyer Synthesis)

Aryl amine reacts with aldehydes and enolizable carbonyl compounds via condensation followed by aromatic electrophilic substitution and autoxidation to give quinolines.

Mechanism

Examples: