Abstract Three-component condensation of 2-aminonaphthalene, acetone, and substituted benzaldehydes in alcoholic solution in the presence of concentrated hydrochloric acid gave 3-aryl-1-methylbenzo [f] quinolines. 1-Methyl-3-(nitrophenyl) benzo [f] quinolines were reduced to the corresponding amines which were converted into amides having a sulfonyl or chloroacetyl group in the aryl substituent.
![1-methyl-3-phenylbenzo[f]quinoline Structure](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/160/4067-82-7.png)