Modular metal-free catalytic radical annulation of cyclic diaryliodoniums to access π-extended arenes
Daqian Zhu, Hui Peng, Yameng Sun, Zhouming Wu, Yun Wang, Bingling Luo, Tiantian Yu, Yumin Hu, Peng Huang, Shijun Wen
Abstract
<italic>Tert</italic>-butylamine-catalyzed free radical annulations with cyclic diaryliodoniums occur in environmentally friendly ethyl acetate and do not require transition metal, providing diversified polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by modulating substituents.
Topics & Concepts
AnnulationCatalysisChemistryEnvironmentally friendlyTransition metalOrganic chemistryMetalCombinatorial chemistryEcologyBiologyCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsRadical Photochemical ReactionsSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques