Three-Step Synthesis of N-(7-chloro-4-morpholinoquinolin-2-yl)benzamide from 4,7-Dichloroquinoline

The quinoline derivative, N-(7-chloro-4-morpholinoquinolin-2-yl)benzamide, was synthesized in a conventional three-step procedure from 4,7-dichloroquinoline using a N-oxidation reaction/C2-amide formation reaction/C4 SNAr reaction sequence. The structure of the compound was fully characterized by FT-IR, 1H-, 13C-NMR, DEPT-135°, and ESI-MS techniques. Its physicochemical parameters (Lipinski’s descriptors) were also calculated using the online SwissADME database. Such derivatives are relevant therapeutic agents exhibiting potent anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiparasitic properties.