All reagents were purchased from Sigma Aldrich and used without further purification. Preparation of 6,7-Dichloroquinoline-5,8-dione followed a reported procedure [14 (
link),19 (
link)]. The reaction yields were calculated for the products after chromatographic purification. Thin layer chromatography (TLC): Merck silica gel F
254 or reversed phase Merck RP-18 F
254, with visualization using UV light. Flash chromatography (FC): Merck Si 15–25 μm. Preparative thin layer chromatography (PLC): 20 × 20 cm Merck Kieselgel 60 F
254 0.5-mm plates. NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker-
Avance 400 spectrometer using a 5-mm BBI probe
1H at 400 MHz and
13C at 100 MHz in CDCl
3 (relative to δ
H 7.25 and δ
C 77.00 ppm), with δ values in ppm and
J values in Hz; assignments were supported by heteronuclear single quantum correlation (HSQC) and heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC) experiments. Electrospray ionization (ESI)-MS mass spectra were recorded using a Bruker
Esquire-LC spectrometer by direct infusion of a methanol solution (source temperature 300 °C, drying gas N
2, 4 L min
−1, scan range
m/z 100 ÷ 1000). Electron ionization (EI) mass spectra (
m/z; rel%) and high resolution (HR)-EI data were recorded with a Kratos-MS80 mass spectrometer, heating at 213 °C for
2a–
c, at 276 °C for
1a–
c and at 417 °C for compound
3, using a home-built computerized acquisition software.
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