Visible light-induced photocatalytic C–H ethoxycarbonylmethylation of imidazoheterocycles with ethyl diazoacetate
Suvam Bhattacharjee, Sudip Laru, Sadhanendu Samanta, Mukta Singsardar, Alakananda Hajra
Abstract
a radical intermediate has been established. The present methodology provides a concise route to access pharmacologically useful esters with wide functional group tolerance in high yields.
Topics & Concepts
Ethyl diazoacetateRegioselectivityVisible spectrumChemistryCarbenePhotocatalysisCatalysisCombinatorial chemistryPhotochemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryCyclopropanationMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsCyclopropane Reaction MechanismsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsSynthesis and Catalytic Reactions