Mu-Jia Luo, Xuan-Hui Ouyang, Yan-Ping Zhu, Yang Li and Jin-Heng Li
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Abstract
An unprecedented metal-/external-oxidant-free electrochemical intermolecular [3 + 2] heteroannulation of anilines with electron-deficient pyridines enabled by dual C–H radical aminations for producing functionally diverse benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines is described. The site-selectivity of aminations of aryl C(sp2)–H bonds relies on the electronic effect of two reaction partners: each contributed two reactive sites (a C(sp2)–H bond and a nitrogen atom-based functional group) and the electron-withdrawing groups at the 4 position of the pyridine ring are crucial. Mechanistic studies show that this method sequence consists of the generation of the nitrogen-centered radical (NCR) and the pyridine radical anion, radical coupling and dual C–N aminations.
期刊介绍:
Green Chemistry is a journal that provides a unique forum for the publication of innovative research on the development of alternative green and sustainable technologies. The scope of Green Chemistry is based on the definition proposed by Anastas and Warner (Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice, P T Anastas and J C Warner, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998), which defines green chemistry as the utilisation of a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products. Green Chemistry aims to reduce the environmental impact of the chemical enterprise by developing a technology base that is inherently non-toxic to living things and the environment. The journal welcomes submissions on all aspects of research relating to this endeavor and publishes original and significant cutting-edge research that is likely to be of wide general appeal. For a work to be published, it must present a significant advance in green chemistry, including a comparison with existing methods and a demonstration of advantages over those methods.