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An environmentally friendly and highly efficient procedure for the preparation of quinolines and fused polycyclic quinolines has been developed by a simple Friedlander annulation reaction of 2-aminoaryl ketone with carbonyl compounds in presence of zinc triflate under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions. The reaction also proceeds effectively when In(OTf)(3) was used in lieu of Zn(OTf)(2) as the catalyst. The catalyst can be recovered after the reaction and reused efficiently in subsequent runs.

An environmentally friendly and highly efficient procedure for the preparation of 2,4-disubstituted quinoline derivatives has been developed by a simple alkynylation-cyclization reaction of 2-aminoaryl ketones with phenylacetylenes in the presence of indium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate In(OTf) 3 under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions. This catalyst can be recovered after the reaction and reused efficiently in subsequent runs.