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3-, 5-, 6-, 7- and 8-Nitroquinolines react with 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole in basic medium (potassium tert-butoxide-dimethyl sulfoxide) giving amino products of the vicarious nucleophilic substitution (VNS) of hydrogen, predominantly at ortho position to the nitro group, except 8-nitroquinoline, which reacts at para position. Additionally, furazano[3,4-f]- and furazano[3,4-h]quinoline were obtained in the case of 5- and 8- nitroquinoline, respectively. 2-Nitroquinoline was aminated to 2-quinolino(1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)amine in these conditions.Key words: nitroquinolines, vicarious nucleophilic substitution (VNS), 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole.

2 NH 2The amination of 3-, 5-, 6-, 7-and 8-nitroquinoline via the vicarious nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen (VNS) with 1,1,1-trimethylhydrazinium iodide (TMHI) in the presence of t-BuOK in DMSO was studied. The amination occurs regioselectively giving ortho or ortho and para isomers relative to the nitro group with a high yield (95-86%). 2-Nitroquinoline does not undergo vicarious amination but displacement of the labile nitro group by an amino group occurs and then transformation to an imine compound and hydrolysis gives 2(1H)-quinolinone.