CO2/Photoredox-Cocatalyzed Tandem Oxidative Cyclization of α-Bromo Ketones and Amines To Construct Substituted Oxazoles
Xiaowei Zhang, Yonghui He, Jing Li, Rui Wang, Lijun Gu*, Ganpeng Li*
*Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China,
Email: gulijun2005126.com, ganpeng_li
sina.com.cn
X. Zhang, Y. He, J. Li, R. Wang, L. Gu, G. Li, J. Org. Chem., 2019, 84, 8225-8231.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b00283
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Abstract
A CO2/photoredox-cocatalyzed tandem oxidative cyclization of α-bromo ketones and amines enables the preparation of substituted oxazoles. The absence of both transition-metal catalysts and peroxides makes this method more sustainable.
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Key Words
oxazoles, photochemistry
ID: J42-Y2019