ABSTRACT
Urea nitrate is found to be an efficient catalyst for the imino Diels-Alder reaction of aldimines with cyclopentadiene, 3,4-dihydropyran and dihydrofuran is reported for the first time. One pot synthesis of cyclopentaquinolines from benzaldehyde, aromatic amines with cyclopentadiene catalyzed by urea nitrate is also reported.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We thank Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India for financial support.