The reaction of ethyl 2-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylate (I) with N-benzoylpipepidine-3-acetic acid ethyl ester (II) by means of potassium hydride in THF gives 2-phenyl-4-[2-(3-piperidyl)acetyl]quinoline (III), which is reduced with hydrazine in dietyleneglycol at 180 C.
The reaction of ethyl 2-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylate (I) with ethyl N-benzoylpiperidyl-4-acetate (II) by means of potassium tert-butylate in THF gives 2-phenyl-4-(4-piperidylacetyl)quinone (III), which is then reduced with hydrazine at 180 C.