Construction of a quinoline ring via a 3-component reaction in water: crystal structure analysis and H-bonding patterns of a 2-aryl quinolineElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental procedures, spectral data and copies of NMR for all new compounds. CCDC 864149. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c2gc35256g

Montmorillonite K-10 mediated green and one-pot synthesis of 2-substituted quinolines has been accomplished via a 3-component reaction of aniline, aldehydes and ethyl 3,3-diethoxypropionate in the presence of air oxygen in water. The crystal structure analysis and H-bonding patterns of one compound prepared are presented. We describe green synthesis of 2-substituted quinolines via a 3-component reaction in water along with the crystal structure analysis of a 2-arylquinoline.