Condensation of 2-methylquinolines with 4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde in acetic acid anhydride has yielded 2-styryl-8-hydroxyquinoline along with its methyl and benzyl derivatives. Tosylation of 2-styryl-8-hydroxyquinoline has led to the corresponding p-toluenesulfonyloxy derivative. All the obtained compounds have revealed blue-green luminescence (λ max = 438-512 nm); however, only alkyl derivatives of 2-styryl-8-hydroxyquinoline possessed the high quantum yield (φ = 0.16-0.41). Keywords: 2-styryl-8-hydroxyquinoline, absorption spectrum, luminescence spectrum, quantum yield, organic luminophor 8-Hydroxyquinoline and its derivatives are among the universal ligands used in a wide range of practical applications [1]. They form stable complexes with majority of metals and they are often used as precipitants for separation of metal cations [2], highly selective fluorescent chemosensors [3], biologically active compounds [4], and components of efficient electroluminescent materials for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) [5]. Fluorescence of 8-hydroxyquinoline is weak due to the photo-initiated excitedstate intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) [6-8]; however, the proton transfer can be blocked via complexation with metal ions or the 8-hydroxyl group esterification, thus enhancing the fluorescence [9, 10]. Electronic π-π*-transfer in 8-hydroxyquinoline and its metal complexes significantly depends on the electronic parameters of the substituents in the quinoline ring; hence, fine tuning of the optical parameters as well as electronic and hole transport properties is possible via chemical modification of the ligand. Moreover, introduction of certain substituents (for instance, styryl) at the ligand enhances thermal stability of the metal-ligand complexes and their solubility in organic media [11,12].Aiming to expand a range of the above-mentioned compounds and study their luminescent properties, novel 8-hydroxyquinoline ligand II with 2-(pyridine-4-yl)vinyl substituent at position 2 of the quinoline ring was prepared via condensation of 2-methylquinolines Ia-Ic with 4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde in acetic acid anhydride. Arylsulfonyloxyquinoline III was prepared via reaction of styrylquinoline IIa with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride in the presence of trimethylamine as base (Scheme 1).Structures of the prepared compounds IIa-IIc, III were elucidated taking into account the elemental analysis as well as IR, UV, 1 H, and 13 C NMR spectroscopy data. Furthermore, luminescent properties of the products were investigated. 1 H NMR spectra of styrylquinlolines IIa-IIc, III contained the vinyl protons signals at 7.23-7.60 and 7.43-7.70 ppm with spin-spin coupling constant of 16.0-17.5 Hz, indicating their trans-configuration and coinciding with the earlier reported data [13]. Electronic absorption spectra of the compounds contained long-wave bands maximums due to the π-π* transition at 323-375 nm; a small red shift (by 4-7 nm) of the