Metal-free stereoselective annulation of quinolines with trifluoroacetylacetylenes and water: an access to fluorinated oxazinoquinolines.

Metal-free reaction between quinolines, aryltrifluoroacetylacetylenes and water at -18 °C-rt in MeCN resulted in stereoselective assembly of trifluoromethylated oxazinoquinolines with up to 99% yield that was essentially in contrast to a similar reaction with pyridines. The annulation proceeded via the 1,3-dipolar adducts of quinolines with trifluoroacetylacetylenes followed by intramolecular cyclization involving the trifluoroacetyl group and a molecule of water.