{"title":"Synthesis of Phenanthridines via Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of 2-Iodobenzimines with 2-Halobenzoic Acids","authors":"Ying Fu, Hao Chen, Yu Luo, Wenying Yang, Liying Jia, Zhengyin Du","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00968e","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative annulation reaction of 2-iodobenzimines with 2-halobenzoic acids for the synthesis of phenanthridine scaffolds has been developed. Density functional theory calculations revealed that in the presence of the KOAc additive, this annulation reaction proceeds via Pd(II) transmetalation pathway rather than the oxidative Pd(IV) formation pathway. The base Cs2CO3 plays a crucial role in C−H bond activation, which is the rate-determining step.","PeriodicalId":97,"journal":{"name":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qo00968e","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative annulation reaction of 2-iodobenzimines with 2-halobenzoic acids for the synthesis of phenanthridine scaffolds has been developed. Density functional theory calculations revealed that in the presence of the KOAc additive, this annulation reaction proceeds via Pd(II) transmetalation pathway rather than the oxidative Pd(IV) formation pathway. The base Cs2CO3 plays a crucial role in C−H bond activation, which is the rate-determining step.
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Organic Chemistry Frontiers is an esteemed journal that publishes high-quality research across the field of organic chemistry. It places a significant emphasis on studies that contribute substantially to the field by introducing new or significantly improved protocols and methodologies. The journal covers a wide array of topics which include, but are not limited to, organic synthesis, the development of synthetic methodologies, catalysis, natural products, functional organic materials, supramolecular and macromolecular chemistry, as well as physical and computational organic chemistry.