Persian Gulf Marine Sponge/I۲: An efficient natural catalystforquinoline synthesis

A natural and efficient method has been developed for the synthesis of quinoline derivatives in good-tohighyields, from various aryl aldehydes, amines and phenyl acethylene, using marine sponge/I ۲ as a green catalyst.

Keywords:

Marine sponge / Iodine , Aza Diels–Alder , Quinolines , Multicomponent reaction , Molecular iodine