%0 Journal Article %T Michael Reactions of Arylidenesulfonylacetonitriles. A New Route to Polyfunctional Benzo[a]quinolizines %A Tayseer. A. Abdallah %A Hyam. A. Abdelhadi %A Huwida M. Hassaneen %A Hamdi M. Hassaneen %J Molecules %D 2002 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/70700540 %X Arylidenesulfonylacetonitriles react in acetonitrile with 1-methylisoquinoline and isoquinolin-1-yl-acetonitrile in the presence of piperidine to give benzo[a]quinolizines 6,9 and 7,10, respectively. The structures of the products were established on the basis of elemental and spectral analyses and their chemical reactivity. %K Arylidenesulfonylacetonitriles %K 1-methylisoquinoline %K isoquinolin-1-ylacetonitrile %K benzo[a]quinolizines %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/7/7/540