One-Pot Approach to 2,3-Disubstituted-2,3-dihydro-4-quinolones from 2-Alkynylbenzamides

Concise and efficient syntheses of various trans-2,3-disubstituted-2,3-dihydro-4-quinolones have been achieved via tandem Hofmann-type rearrangement of 2-alkynylbenzamides, nucleophilic addition of alcohols to the isocyanate intermediates, intermolecular [2+2]-cycloaddition with carbon-carbon triple bonds and aldehydes, and intramolecular aminocyclization of nitrogen of carbamates to the alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones.