Visible-Light-Mediated Oxidative Cyclization of 2-Aminobenzyl Alcohols and Secondary Alcohols Enabled by an Organic Photocatalyst
Jing-xiu Xu, Nan-lian Pan, Jia-xi Chen and Jin-wu Zhao*
*School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China,
Email: jwzhao
gdmu.edu.cn
J.-x. Xu, N.-l. Pan, J.-x. Chen, J.-w. Zhao, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86, 10747-10754.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01386
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Abstract
A visible-light-mediated oxidative cyclization of 2-aminobenzyl alcohols with secondary alcohols provides quinolines in good yields at room temperature. This photocatalytic method employes anthraquinone as an organic small-molecule catalyst and DMSO as an oxidant.
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Key Words
Quinolines, Friedländer Synthesis, Photochemistry, Organocatalysis, DMSO
ID: J42-Y2021
