Bimetallic copper/cobalt-cocatalyzed double aerobic phenol oxidation/cyclization toward π-extended benzofuro[2,3-<i>b</i>]indoles as electron donors for electroluminescence
Muhammad Adnan Bashir, Yulong Zhang, Huaibin Yu, Bofei Wang, Weining Zhao, Fangrui Zhong
Abstract
π-Extended benzofuro[2,3-<italic>b</italic>]indoles were efficiently constructed from readily available <italic>p</italic>-hydroquinone esters and indoles <italic>via</italic> aerobic oxidation.
Topics & Concepts
HydroquinoneChemistryBimetallic stripMedicinal chemistryPhenolCopperCobaltPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsRadical Photochemical ReactionsOxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions