The Camps quinoline synthesis (also known as the Camps cyclization) is a

chemical reaction A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the IUPAC nomenclature for organic transformations, chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Classically, chemical reactions encompass changes that only involve the pos ...

whereby an o-acylaminoacetophenone is transformed into two different hydroxyquinolines (products A and B) using

hydroxide Hydroxide is a diatomic anion with chemical formula OH−. It consists of an oxygen and hydrogen atom held together by a single covalent bond, and carries a negative electric charge. It is an important but usually minor constituent of water. I ...

ion. The relative proportions of the hydroxyquinolines (A and B) produced are dependent upon the reaction conditions and structure of the starting material. Although the reaction product is commonly depicted as a

quinoline Quinoline is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound with the chemical formula C9H7N. It is a colorless hygroscopic liquid with a strong odor. Aged samples, especially if exposed to light, become yellow and later brown. Quinoline is only sli ...

(the enol form), it is believed that the keto form predominates in both the solid state and in solution, making the compound a

quinolone Quinolone may refer to: * 2-Quinolone * 4-Quinolone * Quinolone antibiotic A quinolone antibiotic is a member of a large group of broad-spectrum bacteriocidals that share a bicyclic core structure related to the substance 4-quinolone. They ...

. An example of the Camps reaction is given below:''Sequential Cu-Catalyzed Amidation-Base-Mediated Camps Cyclization: A Two-Step Synthesis of 2-Aryl-4-quinolones from o-Halophenones'' Jones, C. P.; Anderson, K. W.; Buchwald, S. L.

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; (Article); 2007; 72(21); 7968-7973. The amides of 1,3-enaminoketones react to form pyridinones-2 under similar conditions. Camps Reaction and Related Cyclizations. A. S. Fisyuk, A. S. Kostyuchenko, D. S. Goncharov. Russ. J. Org. Chem., 2020, 56, (11), 1649–1679 (Review).

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