Okten, SalihCakmak, Osman2020-06-252020-06-252015closedAccess0040-4039https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.07.092https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/6059Okten, Salih/0000-0001-9656-18036,8-Dibromo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (2) and 3,6,8-tribromoquinoline (3) were converted into the corresponding cyano derivatives via copper assisted nucleophilic substitution reactions. While bromination of 6-bromo-8-cyanotetrahydroquinoline (11) gave 3,6-dibromo-8-cyanoquinoline (8), the reaction of dicyano-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (12) resulted in the formation of an unexpected dimer (15). (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessQuinolineBromo quinolineCyano quinolineBrominationArticle56395337534010.1016/j.tetlet.2015.07.0922-s2.0-84939652405Q3WOS:000361252200006Q2